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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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For Christ sought not himself and his own glory Joh 8.50. but the glory of God, by giving evidence unto the truth, and the edification of the hearers. Which shows, first, Christ his great meekness, even against his adversaries; and his great desire to bring them to the knowledge of the truth. He might hau• only delivered the truth, & being God, have exacted credence on pain of eternal condemnation; but he considereth our ⟨p. 64⟩weakness, and so imitateth God his Father, who not only commandeth, but bringeth with all arguments and reasons, to show the equity of his Laws, to the end to persuade us to yield obedience. Secondly, it is for our Imitation, that as occasion offereth it self, we be ready to yield from our right, and not stand to strictly on every thing that may be justified, if by other means the truth may be the better persuaded and taught.
For Christ sought not himselfe and his owne glory Ioh 8.50. but the glory of God, by giuing euidence vnto the truth, and the edification of the hearers. Which shewes, first, Christ his great meekenes, euen against his aduersaries; and his great desire to bring them to the knowledge of the truth. He might hau• only deliuered the truth, & being God, haue exacted credence on paine of eternal cōdemnation; but he considereth our ⟨p. 64⟩weakenes, and so imitateth God his Father, who not only com•andeth, but bringeth with all arguments and reasons, to shew the equity of his Lawes, to the end to perswade vs to yeeld obedience. Secondly, it is for our Imitation, that as occasion offereth it selfe, we be ready to yeeld from our right, and not stand to strictly on euery thing that may be iustified, if by other meanes the truth may bee the better perswaded and taught.
2. The ground upon which he yieldeth is, that if he had been man, as they conceited him to be, then his own testimony had not been sufficient.