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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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3. The Cause of the troubling of the water is here expressed to be an Angel. Some read the text, an Angel of God; but that he was so, is plainly implied by this divine and good work whereabout he was sent. Many questions are here moved about this Angel; which seeing they are but curiosities and mere conjectures, we will omit. In general we may learn, That God hath made these glorious Angels to be his ministers for the good of men: so are they called ministering Spirits; and so we read they were sent from time to time to the children of God to comfort, to defend them, &c.
3. The Cause of the troubling of the water is here expressed to bee an Angel. Some reade the text, an Angel of God; but that he was so, is plainly implyed by this diuine and good worke whereabout hee was sent. Many questions are here moued about this Angel; which seeing they are but curiosities and meere coniectures, wee will omit. In general we may learn, That God hath made these glorious Angels to be his ministers for the good of men: so are they called ministring Spirits; and so we reade they were sent from time to time to the children of God to comfort, to defend them, &c.
But a particular reason of the sending of an Angel here, was that they might know, that the virtue to cure came not from the goodness of the water, but that it was a divine work, seeing that the water could not cure till the messenger of God from Heaven was come.
But a particular reason of the sending of an Angell here, was that they might know, that the vertue to cure came not from the goodnesse of the water, but that it was a diuine worke, seeing that the water could not cure till the messenger of God from Heauen was come.
2. It was for the honour and glory of God to have such glorious messenger.