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A Practical Commentary, or An Exposition with Notes on the Epistle of James is unavailable, but you can change that!

Providing extensive commentary on the disposition of the text, Thomas Manton examines historical context, semantic interpretation, use of colloquial language, and the development of early church doctrine. Drawing upon patristic writings for clarification on doctrine, Manton links the text with practical application and relevance.

God arose with his spirit. “Shall I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark of God dwell within curtains” (2 Sam. 1:2)? Observe the different workings of their spirits. Nebuchadnezzar, walking in his palace, groweth proud, “Is not this great Babel which I have built?” The Jews, in their ceiled houses, grow careless, “The time to build the Lord’s house is not come.” David, in his curious house of cedar, groweth religious. What have I done for the ark of God, who hath done so much for me? Well then,
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