2. No man knows the Son but the Father, neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to ⟨p. 4⟩whom the Son will reveal him; that's the second thing observable in the dependence, of these words on the former: saith Christ, there is a most infinite communion between me and my Father, and I know fully whatsoever is in the mind of God the Father, what his Heart is towards sinners; I know what his thoughts have been from all eternity about doing good unto poor Sinners: there is a most near conjunction between me and my Father, and I alone can reveal the Father to poor sinners that are in darkness, they can have God the Father made known to them by no means, but by me, there is no way for them to know, what is in the Heart of God the Father towards them but by me, and therefore, Oh! Sinners come to me. Here is the dependence of the words upon the former. Likewise consider what follow•. If the poor should say, Oh! blessed Saviour, we are vild unworthy creatures, we lie under the weight and burden of the guilt of our Sins: and shall such as we come to thee? Yea, saith Christ, notwithstanding that, yet come to me. The word in the Greek here hath an emphasis beyond that which you have in your Books; it is not Venice, that is usually translated come, but addest; it is a word exhortation, not a mere word commanding, but a word of Exhortation, as one friend calls to another in a familiar sweet way, and says, come hither: I come to thee, Oh! blessed Saviour, (saith the poor Sinner) thou art the Holy one of the Father; thou art God blessed for ever, and how should I be able to come to thee? now saith Christ, I am meek, and I am lowly, come to me, and I will lay no further burden upon you, no other yoke upon you, I am meek and lowly, and I will show my self to be meek and gentle, and loving to you; I will not upbraid you; if you come, I will not say to you, as Jeptha said to the Elders of Gilead, you did hate me and cast me out, and why are you come to me in your distress? but if you come to me, you shall find rest to your Souls, and be sure that whatsoever yoke shall be laid upon you, it shall be but an easy yoke, ⟨p. 5⟩and whatsoever burden shall be laid upon you, it shall be but a light burden. And thus you have the dependence of the words, and the scope of them.
2. No man knows the Son but the Father, neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to ⟨p. 4⟩whom the Son will reveal him; that's the second thing observable in the dependance, of these words on the former: saith Christ, there is a most infinite communion between me and my Father, and I know fully whatsoever is in the mind of God the Father, what his Heart is towards sinners; I know what his thoughts have been from al eternity about doing good unto poor Sinners: there is a most neer conjunction between me and my Father, and I alone can reveal the Father to poor sinners that are in darkness, they can have God the Father made known to them by no means, but by me, there is no way for them to know, what is in the Heart of God the Father towards them but by me, and therefore, Oh! Sinners come to me. Here is the dependance of the words upon the former. Likewise consider what follow•. If the poor should say, Oh! blessed Saviour, we are vild unworthy creatures, we lie under the weight and burden of the guilt of our Sins: and shal such as we come to thee? Yea, saith Christ, notwithstanding that, yet come to me. The word in the Greek here hath an emphasis beyond that which you have in your Books; it is not Venice, that is usually translated come, but adeste; it is a word exhortation, not a meer word commanding, but a word of Exhortation, as one friend calls to another in a familiar sweet way, and saies, come hither: I come to thee, Oh! blessed Saviour, (saith the poor Sinner) thou art the Holy one of the Father; thou art God blessed for ever, and how should I be able to come to thee? now saith Christ, I am meek, and I am lowly, come to me, and I wil lay no further burden upon you, no other yoke upon you, I am meek and lowly, and I wil shew my self to be meek and gentle, and loving to you; I wil not upbraid you; if you come, I wil not say to you, as Jeptha said to the Elders of Gilead, you did hate me and cast me out, and why are you come to me in your distress? but if you come to me, you shal find rest to your Soules, and be sure that whatsoever yoke shal be layed upon you, it shal be but an easie yoke, ⟨p. 5⟩and whatsoever burden shal be layed upon you, it shal be but a light burden. And thus you have the dependance of the words, and the scope of them.
