In the Greek it is [Greek or Hebrew], not in a Grammatical construction, for it is [Greek or Hebrew], that glory which I had; as also there is a trajection of [Greek or Hebrew], before the world was, [Greek or Hebrew], So in the Original; But our Translators do well interpose it, where the sense is to be made up; Now as was hinted the great doubt is, In what sense Christ is said to have this glory with the Father before the world was: The Arians and Socinians who deny the eternal Deity of Christ, do most readily interpret it of Gods decree, and his inward purpose of mind, as if the meaning were, that the Father would glorify him with that glory which God the Father had decreed for him before the world was, and it cannot be denied but that sometimes a thing is said to be before the world was, because it was in Gods purpose: Thus Rev. 7. Christ is said to be a Lamb slain from the beginning of the world, So 2 Tim. 1.9. The grace of God is said to be given us in Jesus Christ before the world began, that is, in respect of decree, Thus some expound that phrase so often used in this Chapter (Those thou hast given me) viz. in his decree. Hence it is that some Divines though Orthodox and fully believing the eternal Deity of Christ, do make this the sense of ⟨p. 150⟩it, and indeed when we have other places that do fully assert a divine doctrine, we need not be vehement to force every Text to speak it also; Because Calvin did not approve of every Text that was usually brought to prove the Trinity, though he vindicated those that were clear and pregnant against the Anti-Trinitarians, Hunnius a Lutheran wrote a Book calling i• Calvinus Judaizans, as if he turned Jew; Whereas indeed none do more wrong divine Truth then those that will heap Texts of Scripture, which yet do not fully prove the thing questioned, and truly why we must in part at least explain this of Gods purpose and decree, this is a strong reason, because Christ here prayeth for his Mediatory glory, which was given him by God upon the performance of his Mediatorship, viz. to be exalted above all Principalities as head of his Church; Now this Mediatory glory he had not with God before the world was, unless in Gods purpose, so that I say this must needs be part of the sense:
In the Greek it is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, not in a Grammatical construction, for it is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, that glory which I had; as also there is a trajection of 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, before the world was, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, So in the Original; But our Translators do well interpose it, where the sence is to be made up; Now as was hinted the great doubt is, In what sence Christ is said to have this glory with the Father before the world was: The Arians and Socinians who deny the eternal Deity of Christ, do most readily interpret it of Gods decree, and his inward purpose of minde, as if the meaning were, that the Father would glorifie him with that glory which God the Father had decreed for him before the world was, and it cannot be denied but that sometimes a thing is said to be before the world was, because it was in Gods purpose: Thus Rev. 7. Christ is said to be a Lamb slain from the beginning of the world, So 2 Tim. 1.9. The grace of God is said to be given us in Jesus Christ before the world began, that is, in respect of decree, Thus some expound that phrase so often used in this Chapter (Those thou hast given me) viz. in his decree. Hence it is that some Divines though Orthodox and fully beleeving the eternal Deity of Christ, do make this the sence of ⟨p. 150⟩it, and indeed when we have other places that do fully assert a divine doctrine, we need not be vehement to force every Text to speak it also; Because Calvin did not approve of every Text that was usually brought to prove the Trinity, though he vindicated those that were clear and pregnant against the Anti-Trinitarians, Hunnius a Lutheran wrote a Book calling i• Calvinus Judaizans, as if he turned Jew; Whereas indeed none do more wrong divine Truth then those that will heap Texts of Scripture, which yet do not fully prove the thing questioned, and truly why we must in part at least explain this of Gods purpose and decree, this is a strong reason, because Christ here praieth for his Mediatory glory, which was given him by God upon the performance of his Mediatorship, viz. to be exalted above all Principalities as head of his Church; Now this Mediatory glory he had not with God before the world was, unlesse in Gods purpose, so that I say this must needs be part of the sense:
