Excerpt from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, Vol. 1: For Family and Private Use; With the Text Complete; St. Matthew IN sending forth the first volume of a new expository Work upon the Gospels, I feel it necessary, in order to prevent misapprehension, to offer some explanation of the character and design Of the work. The expository thoughts, which are now before the reader, are not a. Learned, critical commentary. I do not profess to expound every verse of the Gospels, grapple with every difficulty, attempt the solution of every hard text, and examine every disputed reading or translation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.