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and who think themselves indulgent, if they concede a pardon to others who do seek it. The very things which even angels had desired to look into during the time of the Divine silence, now, after they have been brought to light and shine forth in the word of pro- phecy, though they ought to be known and admired to the glory of God, are despised by wayfaring men as circumstantial and useless. — croXO) So <xoXvy Luke vii. 47. — awT^ai) See App. Crit., Ed. ii., on this passage. An inelegant arrangement of the words is pro- duced, not to open , not to read , not to see. In ver. 1, John saw the book ; in ver. 4, he says that the book could not be seen , an expres- sion which itself means, be read : although the language, without the word read (avayvuvai1), is more royal, and better adapted to the majesty of the Lamb.
5. E/% one) Without doubt one of those who rose with Christ , and ascended into heaven : Matt, xxvii. 52. It appears to be the pa- triarch Jacob , because , according to his prophecy , the name of lion is given to Christ : Gen. xlix. 9. John Gerhard and others in Richter on this passage, and in Yiet. But Cluver judges that this, as far as it respects Jacob , is uncertain .
6. ’A puov) ’ Afjjvhc is used absolutely, John i. 29; 1 Pet. i. 19:
now, apviov is used, with reference to the flock about to follow Him. K pi'ocj aftv'og, and updov differ in age. Orig. t. 2, f. 140, on John i. 29. ’Apv/ovya young lamb ; as far, however, as it combines the idea of the male sex, it properly looks to the taking the lead of the flock.2 •
9. ’ndrjv xaivriv) So Ps. cxliv. 9, dbr\v xa/i/jjv ; but in the other Psahns it is astaa xaiv'ov. — ?x rxdGr\g (puXijg xai yXdnfcrig xa / Xaou xai edvovg) So, ex rravrog edvovg xai <pvX wv xa/ Xauv xa/ yXuffauvy ch. vii. 9 ex ruv Xa&v xai (pvXojv xa/ yXuaauv xa/ edvuvy ch. xi. 9 ; inci ‘iracav tpv} /) i xa/1 Xu bv xa/ yXuffffav xa i edvog, ch. xiii. 7 ; kuv edvog xa l (f>vXr\v xai yXuvaav xai Xabv , ch. xiv. 6. So, commonly, buti XaoTg xai edvsffi xai yXuxjcaig xai (3affiXevcn noXXo7gy ch. x. 11 ; Xa oi xai oyXoi xai edvr\ xai yXobffffai, ch xvii. 15. In these passages yXdcffaiy edvij and Xaoi , are
1 So Rec. Text, without good authority, reads. B Yulg. Orig. 2,52 5c, Cypr. Hil. omit dvayvavou. — E.
2 ’A pcvog is used in the Gospel of John, which describes the life and death of Jesus, as the paschal , sacrificial Lamb. In John xxi. 15 alone, dpvtu is used: so in Rev. also, dpviov. ' Apvlov, being a diminutive, expresses endearment ; viz. the endearing relation in which Jesus, now glorified, stands to us, as the conse- quence of His previous relation, as the sacrificed dpwog on earth : so also our re- lation to Him : He the “ precious Lamb,” we one with Him and His dear lambs; Isa. xl. 11. — E.
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