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- "It appears to me more probable," says Dr. Doddridge, "that Matthew and Mark should have introduced this story out of its place - that Lazarus, if he made this feast (which is not expressly said by John), should have made use of Simon's house, as more convenient - and that Mary should have poured this ointment on Christ's head and body, as well as on his feet - than that, within the compass of four days, Christ should have been twice anointed with so costly a perfume; and that the same fault should be found with the action, and the same value set upon the ointment, and the same words used in defence of the woman, and all this in the presence of many of the same persons; all which improbable particulars must be admitted, if the stories be considered as different." The rebuke which Judas received from Christ at this unction determined him in his resolution to betray his Master; and therefore Christ's rebuke, and Judas's revenge, are united, as cause and effect, by Matthew and Mark. "Then Davidª the kingª stood upª° upon¹ his feet,ª and said,ª° Hearª° me, my brethren,ª and my people:ª [As for me], I¹ [had] in¹ mine heartª to buildª° an houseª of restª for the arkª of the covenantª of the LORD,ª and for the footstoolªª of our God,ª and had made readyª° for the building:ª° ... But Godª saidª° unto me, Thou shalt not¹ buildª° an houseª for my name,ª because¹ thou¹ [hast been] a manª of war,ª and hast shedª° blood.ª" {1Ch 28:2-3} + "Furthermore Davidª the kingª saidª° unto all¹ the congregation,ª Solomonª my son,ª whom aloneª Godª hath chosen,ª° [is yet] youngª and tender,ª and the workª [is] great:ª for¹ the palaceª [is] not¹ for man,ª but¹ for the LORDª God.ª ... I knowª° also, my God,ª that¹ thou¹ triestª° the heart,ª and hast pleasureª° in uprightness.ª As for me,¹ in the uprightnessª of mine heartª I have willingly offeredª° all¹ these things:¹ and now¹ have I seenª° with joyª thy people,ª which are presentª° here,¹ to offer willinglyª° unto thee." {1Ch 29:1-17} + "And thus¹ didª° Hezekiahª throughout all¹ Judah,ª and wroughtª° [that which was] goodª and rightª and truthª beforeª the LORDª his God.ª ... And in every¹ workª that¹ he beganª° in the serviceª of the houseª of God,ª and in the law,ª and in the commandments,ª to seekª° his God,ª he didª° [it] with all¹ his heart,ª and prospered.ª°" {2Ch 31:20-21} + "And it came to pass,¹ when the kingª had heardª°¹ the wordsª of the law,ª that he rentª°¹ his clothes.ª ... And Josiahª took awayª°¹ all¹ the abominationsª out of¹ all¹ the countriesª that¹ [pertained] to the childrenª of Israel,ª and made¹ all¹ that were presentª° in Israelª to serve,ª° [even] to serveª°¹ the LORDª their God.ª [And] all¹ his daysª they departedª° not¹ from followingª¹ the LORD,ª the Godª of their fathers.ª" {2Ch 34:19-33} + "Thy peopleª [shall be] willingª in the dayª of thy power,ª in the beautiesª of holinessª from the wombª¹ of the morning:ª thou hast the dewª of thy youth.ª" {Psa 110:3} + "Moreover,ª brethren,ª we do²° you² to witª°¹ of the¹ graceª of Godª bestowedª° onª the¹ churchesª of Macedonia;ª ... Forª toª [their] power,ª I bear record,ª° yea, andª beyondª [their] powerª [they were] willing of themselves;ª" {2Co 8:1-3} + "Forª if¹ there² be firstª° a willing mind,²¹ [it is] acceptedª according to² that²¹ a manª hath,ª°¹ [and] notª according to thatª he hathª° not.ª" {2Co 8:12}
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