- it is not hidden:
- Or as the word niphlaith implies, not too wonderful for thee to comprehend or perform; but easily to be acquainted with, and understood, because clearly revealed. Neither is it afar off; it was proclaimed in you ears from mount Sinai, and is now proclaimed in the sanctuary. It is not in heaven; for it has been already revealed. Neither is it beyond the sea; that you need travel for instruction, as the ancient philosophers did, or seek instruction from men, at immense labour and expense; but the word is very nigh to thee; brought to thy very doors; in thy mouth, and in thy heart; made so familiar as to afford a topic of common discourse, that it might be laid up in the memory and reduced to practice. "He shewethª° his wordª° unto Jacob,ª his statutesª and his judgmentsª unto Israel.ª ... He hath not¹ dealtª° so¹ with any¹ nation:ª and [as for his] judgments,ª they have not¹ knownª° them. Praiseª° ye the LORD.ª" {Psa 147:19-20} + "I have not¹ spokenª° in secret,ª in a darkª placeª of the earth:ª I saidª° not¹ unto the seedª of Jacob,ª Seekª° ye me in vain:ª I¹ the LORDª speakª° righteousness,ª I declareª° things that are right.ª" {Isa 45:19} + "Nowª to him that is of powerª° to stablishª° youª accordingª to myª gospel,ª andª the¹ preachingª of Jesusª Christ,ª accordingª to the revelationª of the mystery,ª which was kept secretª° since the world began,ªª ... Butª nowª is made manifest,ª° andª byª the scripturesª of the prophets,ª accordingª to the commandmentª of the¹ everlastingª God,ª made knownª° toª allª nationsª forª the obedienceª of faith:ª" {Rom 16:25-26} + "[Even] the¹ mysteryª which² hath been hidª° fromª agesª andª fromª generations,ª butª nowª is made manifestª° to hisª saints:ª ... To whomª Godª wouldª° make knownª° whatª [is] the¹ richesª of the¹ gloryª of thisª mysteryª amongª the¹ Gentiles;ª whichª isª° Christª inª you,ª the¹ hopeª of glory:ª" {Col 1:26-27}
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