Prayer Is Not Designed To Inform God,

Matthew Being A Constant Attendant On Our Lord, His History Is An Account Of What He Saw And Heard; And, Being Influenced By The Holy Spirit, His History Is Entitled To The Utmost Degree Of Credibility.

Man May Be Considered As Having A Twofold Origin - Natural, Which Is Common And The Same To All - Patronymic, Which Belongs To The Various Families Of Which The Whole Human Race Is Composed.

Pride Works Frequently Under A Dense Mask, And Will Often Assume The Garb Of Humility.

Woe To That Man Who Runs When God Has Not Sent Him; And Woe To Him Who Refuses To Run, Or Who Ceases To Run, When God Has Sent Him.

Verse 11. (they Presented Unto Him Gifts). The People Of The East Never Approach The Presence Of Kings And Great Personages, Without A Present In Their Hands. The Custom Is Often Noticed In The Old Testament, And Still Prevails In The East, And In Some Of The Newly Discovered South Sea Islands.