...an ear, let him hear what the spirit saith to the churches. 7 " And to the angel* of the church at Philadelphia write : 'These things saith he that is...he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none 8 stunted), and that shutteth and none openeth : I know thy works : behold, I have set before...

...what the spirit saith to the churches. 7 " And to the angel* of the church at Philadelphia vrrite : 'These things saith he that is holy, he that is true,...he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none 8 shutteth, and that shutteth and none openeth : I know thy works : behold, I have set before...

...vessels of a potter shall they be Broken to shivers :) even as I received of my Father.' Rev. iii. 7. ' These things saith he that is holy, he that is true,...hath the key of David, he that openeth and no man shutti'th, and shulteth and no man openeth;' &c. These words are an allusion to Isa. xxii. 22. and...

...srut the door, which he hath opened to you. Hear him say, V?ev. iii 7 •' These things saith he thai is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openelh, and no man shutteth." I conclude my present discourse with 2 Peter i. 10, 11. "Wherefore,...

...found, not in the hand of Eliakim, but in the hand of Christ; " Write these things, saith he [Christ] that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key...no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth." Thus it appears, that not a throne of judgment nor a throne of grace is intended here, but rather a...

...that of Philadelphia ; and yet in commending her, all he can say is, " Thou hast a little strength." / know thy works ; behold I have set before thee an...man can shut it, for thou hast a little strength. Rev. iii. 8. O how acceptable is a little strength to Jesus Christ, and how ready is he to improve...

...denot: -authority. " And to the angel of the church in Philadel" phia," says John, (Rev. \;i. 7), " write, These things " saith he that is holy, he that...of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth, and shut•' teth, and no man openeth." Now, as in these other circumstance^, it incontestably ir.cludes...

...law of truth appears in the other Churches. To the Church at Philadelphia the apostle is commanded to write. " These things saith He that is holy, He that...no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth." The root of holiness is goodness, the soul of truth is charity. That which opens heaven to man is not...

...prisoners. Pi. 146. 7. He bringeth out those which are bound with chains. Pt. 68. 6. These things saitli he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he thatopeneth, anil no man slmUeth ; and shutteth, and no manopenetb. Ilev. 3. 7. Aad it shall come to...

...the angel of the ehureh in Philadelphia write ; These things saith he that is holy, he that is (rue, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth ; and shutteth,and no man openeth; 8 I know thy works; be-. hold, I have set before thee an open door, and...