Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

2. The Assertion it self follows: [Greek or Hebrew]. §. 6 it is expedient for you, that I go away.

2. The Assertion it selfe followes: 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. §. 6 it is expedient for you, that I goe away.

There are two things in the words. Christs departure, and the usefulness of it to his Disciples. For his departure, it is known what is intended by it: The withdrawing his bodily presence from the earth after his Resurrection, the heavens being to receive him, until the time of the restitution of all things. For in respect ¹of his Deity, and the exercise of Love and care towards them, he promised to be with them to the end of the world, Mat. 28. last. Of this saith he [Greek or Hebrew], it conduceth to your good; it is profitable for you, it is for your advantage, it will answer the end that you aim at; that is the sense of the word, which we have translated, expedient: it is for your profit and advantage. This then is that, which our Saviour asserts; and that with the earnestness before mentioned, desiring to convince his sorrowful followers of the truth of it; namely, that his departure which they so much feared, and were troubled to think of, would turn to their profit and advantage.

There are two things in the words. Christs departure, and the usefulnesse of it to his Disciples. For his departure, it is known what is intended by it: The withdrawing his bodily presence from the earth after his Resurrection, the heavens being to receive him, untill the time of the restitution of all things. For in respect ¹of his Diety, and the exercise of Love and care towards them, he promised to be with them to the end of the world,