A harmony upon the the three Evangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentary…A harmonie vpon the the three Euangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentarie…

30 I can do nothing of my self: as I hear, I judge, and my judgement is just: because I do not seek my will: but the will of the father who sent me. 31 If I testify of my self, my testimony is not true. 32 There is another who doth testify of me, and I know that the testimony is true, which he doth testify of me.

30 I can do nothing of my selfe: as I heare, I iudge, and my iudgement is iust: because I doe not seeke my will: but the will of the father who sent me. 31 If I testifie of my selfe, my testimonie is not true. 32 There is another who doth testifie of me, and I knowe that the testimonie is true, which he doth testifie of mee.

30 I can do nothing of my self. It were superfluous in this place to dispute subtly, whether the son of God can do that of himself or by the help of some other which belongeth unto his eternal divinity: neither would he have us to be occupied about such subtle matters. Therefore there was no cause why the old fathers should so trouble themselves ⟨p. 124⟩about the refuting of the false slander of Arrius: that knave did object that the son is not equal with the father, because he can do nothing of himself. The holy men do answer that the son doth by good right acknowledge that he hath received of the father whatsoever he hath, of whom, in respect of person, he taketh his beginning. But first of all Christ doth not here speak of his bare divinity: but as he was clothed with our flesh, he teacheth that he is not to be esteemed according to the outward show, because he hath some higher thing then man. Secondly, we must mark with whom he hath to do. It was his intent to refute the Jews, who did go about to set him against God. Therefore he denieth that he doth any thing according to the manner of men, because he hath God to be his guide and governor, who dwelleth in him. We must always remember this, that so often as Christ doth speak of him self, he taketh only to himself, that, which is proper to man: because he hath respect unto the Jews who did falsely say that he was as one of the common sort of men. In like sort whatsoever is above man, that doeth he refer unto the father. This word judge doth properly belong unto the doctrine: yet doth it also appertain unto all the administration. As if he should say that he hath the father to be his author in all things, that his will is unto him as a rule: and that therefore he is a revenger.