per method to bring them out of it ; which was much the same with the church in Cant. v. 2. I sleep, but my heart waketh: It is the voice of my beloved that knocketb, saying, Open to me, my fifter, my love, my dove, my undefiled; a place parallel to this text, and which is the only one befides, in which Christ is said to knock, and require any to open to him. :-Now his ftanding at the door, may either mean his near approach to judgment, fee James v. 8, 9. This church of Laodicea, being the last of the churches, represents the state of the church in the last cimes, which will bring on and conclude with the generat judgment; or else his attendance on this church is meant, which shews his continued love, care, condescension and patience towards ir: His knocking at the door is not by the ministry of the word, but by fome afflictive dispensation of providence, perhaps perfecurion. This church was in a Neepy, lukewarm, indifferent, fecure frame of spirit ; as appears from ver. 15, 16, 17, 18. Christ will not fuffer her to continue fo; and therefore takes his rod in his hand, stands at her door, and gives some severe knocks and raps to bring her to her self, and out of this indolent, 'supine, and self confis dent state and condition she was in ; which sense is confirmed by the preceding verfe ; as many as I love, I rebuke and cbaflen; be zealous therefore and repent. The promise he he makes to fuch who bear his voice, char ise the men of wisdom wbo bear the rol, and wha batb appointed it, when the Lord's veice frietb, to a city, or a churek, tad spents him, that is, by the lively ezercife of faith and love, and which is owing to his putting in his band by the bois of the cont, is, that he will come in to them, and jm with them, and they wib bin; kicá nay, ia general, design conocido azi le...3? ia bis house and uizacces, ce ia particuiar, the marriaze jau setze Lens, to staa wey who are con i 20262 B4 A ii' Chap. 73 xviii Job. Chap. Page 83 -27 09,73,88 I2 88 19" 88 9 124 EZEKIEL. 27 104 IIE 31, 32 116 8 88 xxiv 13 123 Ixvi 24 54 ib. 30 13 124 9 127 139 6 68 15+ xii XX iv 4 14 37 Chap 88! xxiv 16,17 |
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