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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
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This is first, to show that this cure was miraculous, secondly, hereby God would pull down the pride of the Jews, that even in the middest of their glorious city, such a company of distressed persons was to be seen, as a spectacle of their own condition; which use we are to make of the sick that are amongst us: thirdly, it shows the great goodness and pity of Christ, that he would come amongst them. which teacheth us also not to cast our eyes asquint upon poor sick persons, but rather to go unto them, if we have any means of help; like the Samaritan.
This is first, to shew that this cure was miraculous, secondly, hereby God would pull downe the pride of the Iewes, that euen in the middest of their glorious citie, such a companie of distressed persons was to be seene, as a spectacle of their own condition; which vse we are to make of the sicke that are amongst vs: thirdly, it shewes the great goodnesse and pitty of Christ, that he would come amongst them. which teacheth vs also not to cast our eyes asquint vpon poore sicke persons, but rather to goe vnto them, if we haue any meanes of helpe; like the Samaritan.
3 The end why they lay here, which was to wait for the moving of the water: and the reason of this end is in the fourth verse, that by stepping into the water at such a time, they might be cured.
3 The end why they lay here, which was to wait for the mouing of the water: and the reason of this end is in the fourth verse, that by stepping into the water at such a time, they might be cured.
Hence we learn, That they who were distressed in body, had a care to use the means of recovery. So we see when Christ did manifest himself to have divine power to cure diseases, how all such as were sick resorted unto him; and the reason was, because they were sensible of their bodily diseases. To apply this to our spiritual diseases, this condemns