...when it testified beforehand of the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto wnom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto...heaven ; which things the angels desire to look into. They still desire to look into it, after they have seen it accomplished. They do not so perfectly comprehend...

...the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand of the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom...preached the gospel unto you, with the Holy Ghost sent dmon from heaven ; which things the angels desire to look into. They still desire to look into it,...

...PROPHESIED OF THE GRACE (that should come) unto you : Searching what, or what manner of lime, the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it TESTIFIED...they did minister the things, which are now reported, f\-c. — Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, <§-c. — But as he which hath called you is holy,...

...(Rom. xvi. 25,26). " Of which salvation" (the salvation of your souls) " the prophets have inquired longer a matter of doubt with Saul whether Jesus was...understanding and his heart : to his understanding, as a " (1 Peter i. 10 — 12). "Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not...

...words. The passage alluded to a in 1 Pet. 1: 10 — 12, "Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace...you by them that have preached the gospel unto you." This passage, it is alleged, declares that the prophets themselves were ignorant of the real import...

...which they did not completely understand; and therefore studied them after they had announced them : "searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit...unto themselves, but unto us, they did minister the thrngs, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the Gospel unto you with the Holy...

...that he generally understood of his own dark visions. " Unto them," writes St. Peter to the Church, " it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto...from heaven ; which things the angels desire to look intos. " Some, doubtless, like Abraham, beheld the day of Christ with more clearness of prophetic vision...

...signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory (the glorious salvation) that should follow. Unto whom it was revealed, that...gospel unto you, with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven," (viz. at the day of Pentecost, and so unto all generations, into the hearts of all true believers....

...time, die Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testi6ed beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow ; unto whom...you by them that have preached the gospel unto you." This passage, it is alleged, declares that the prophets themselves were ignorant of the real import...

...salvation made known by the Gospel, 1 Pet. i. 10 — 12. ' Of which salvation the Prophets have inquired, and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace...heaven, which things the angels desire to look into.' The Prophets of old did inquire and search, but did not so clearly understand the Gospel, as now it...