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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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The Restraint stands in this, that but one was cured at once, he that went in first: not because God was able to cure no more, but first, to show, that the virtue came not from the water, but was in the will of God. Secondly, to cause them to strive to go in first. Thirdly, to show, that this was not so much for ⟨p. 10⟩a corporal good as for a spiritual or to draw their mind to consider of his power and presence among them. We may here apply this to the means of salvation, that as there was here a strife to enter into the water: so in us there should be a strife after the Word of God, and an endeavour to follow it, as it was in Johns time, when the kingdom of Heaven suffered violence, But the instruction that naturally ariseth hence, is this; That means are not further powerful, then God doth give a blessing unto them. So here, it being the will of God that but one should be cured, he that came in after the first found no help, the water was but common water to him. So the Sea that was a wall to the Israelites, drowned the Egyptians. So 1. Cor. 3.7.
The Restraint stands in this, that but one was cured at once, he that went in first: not because God was able to cure no more, but first, to shew, that the vertue came not from the water, but was in the will of God. Secondly, to cause thē to striue to goe in first. Thirdly, to shew, that this was not so much for ⟨p. 10⟩a corporall good as for a spirituall or to draw their mind to consider of his power and presence among them. We may here apply this to the meanes of saluation, that as there was here a strife to enter into the water: so in vs there should be a strife after the Word of God, and an endeauour to follow it, as it was in Iohns time, when the kingdome of Heauen suffered violence, But the instruction that naturally ariseth he•ce, is this; That meanes are not further powerfull, then God doth giue a blessing vnto them. So here, it being the will of God that but one should bee cured, he that came in after the first found no helpe, the water was but common water to him. So the Sea that was a wall to the Israelites, drowned the Aegyptians. So 1. Cor. 3.7