...for this is the title by which the same Apostle elsewhere speaks of Christ. As Revelations iii. 7. " These things saith he that is holy, he that is true...no man shutteth ; and shutteth and no man openeth." These appellations, " the Holy One," and " the True One," are used in many places of Scripture as characteristic...

...Judges of the earth. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way." " These things saith he that hath the key of David ; he that openeth, and...man shutteth ; and shutteth, and no man openeth." 3. We referred to the personal qualifications of our Redeemer, as pledged for the security of our hopes....

...hath the key of David, he who openeth and no one shutteth, and who shutteth and no one openeth : 8 I know thy works : behold, I have set before thee an open door, which no one can shut : for thou hast but little power, and yet hast kept my word, and hast not...

...herself plead in vain, and mercy go empty handed away : but he that hath the keys of death and hell, that " openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth," will unbar their doors, unlock their coffers, and scatter their treasures to the poor and needy, and...

...before his angels. 6 He that hath him hear what the unto the churches. an ear, let Spirit saith 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write;...no man shutteth : and shutteth, and no man openeth : 8 I know thy works : behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it : for thou...

...to him, for the use of the church, was inscribed by the exalted Saviour with the appellations of " HE that is holy, he that 'is true, he that hath the...no man shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth." The holiness and faithfulness of the Redeemer, mark his perfections as the Son of God, as one of the...

...and receive them unto himself, John xiv. 3. He will do it. He will not trust the business to Peter. " He that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and...no man shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth," is not Peter, but Christ, Rev. iii. 7. But the Roman catholics will have it that St. Peter is the one...

...rejoicing. CUMBRIAN. I . *•. iu i.'tci / n-'Tinr aa dvpav aveuyfitvriv, KOI ovctif Cvyarai K\eiaai avnjv. "Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it." MARTIN LUTHER.1 The council of the empire commanded him to appear before them on the following...

...— Rev. ii. 23. • These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, &c. that is holy, &c. that hath the key of David; he that openeth, and no man shutteth, &c. — Rev. iii. 1. 7. The lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, &c. Thou art worthy to take...

...hearts. — Rev. ii. 23. These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, &c. that is holy, &c. that hath the key of David; he that openeth, and no man ehuttcth, &c. — Rev. iii. 1. 7. The lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, &c. Thou art worthy...