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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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2. In that they told him, and entreated him for her: this shows, first, their faith in Christ: secondly, their love and pity to her. Teaching us in like cases to give an evidence of our faith and brotherly love, by commending the cases of our brethren to Christ. For as he is best able to help in all distresses, so first, it is an honour done unto him: secondly, it is a means to obtain help for them: thirdly, it is a sacrifice acceptable to God, and we are accepted as worshippers of him.
2. In that they told him, and intreated him for her: this shewes, first, their faith in Christ: secondly, their loue and pitty to her. Teaching vs in like cases to giue an euidence of our faith and brotherly loue, by commending the cases of our brethren to Christ. For as he is best able to helpe in all distresses, so first, it is an honour done vnto him: secondly, it is a meanes to obtaine helpe for them: thirdly, it is a sacrifice acceptable to God, and we are accepted as worshippers of him.
The means of curing, respect partly the gesture, partly, the speech of Christ.
The meanes of curing, respect partly the gesture, partly, the speech of Christ.
The gesture: He came unto her, touched her, and lift her up: all to show, that this cure came of him. Christ was able to do it without these means, but he did it to give a greater evidence. And false is that collection of the Ubiquitaries upon Mark. 5.31. that in the flesh of Christ was a virtue to heal, because the divine qualities were transfused in the flesh.
The gesture: He came vnto her, touhed her, and lift her vp: all to shew, that this cure came of him. Christ was able to doe it without these meanes, but hee did it to giue a greater euidence. And false is that collection of the Vbiquitaries vpon