Luke 22:31. "And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath
desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat." The true meaning
of these words seems to be this. It is ordered in providence that
Satan should at this time extraordinarily seek and hope to have you,
and it is so ordered to that e... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 22:44. "And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly." This
was in his second prayer. He prayed more earnestly than in his first;
but we cannot justly suppose that it is meant that he prayed more than
before that his cup might pass from him, for this was after the angel
appeared to him from... [ Continue Reading ]