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r Fon ſtood with two of his Diſciples, whether he was Preachin- or no, it is not ſaid ; but John ſtanding with them, ſaw Chriſt walk ing,whence, or whither, is not ſaid; but as a good man is always ta” king opportunity to commend Chriſt to others ; ſo John upon this oc* caſion, took adventage further to make Chriſt known to thoſe two men (who they were, we ſhail hear 1n the following Verſes) and re- peats the words he had ſaid before, Behold the Lamb of God. (See the Notes on v. 27.) Thus good and faith\ul Minifters will continually be :nviting their ©iſciples to Chriſt, taking them off from further confi» deration of themſeives, only as Miniſters to ſhew them the way to Chriſt.
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faith unto them, What leek ye ? They ſaid uato him, Rabbi, (which is to fay, being interpreted, Maſter) where
f Or, ab;j- || dwelleſt thou « ? ect. u Chriſt as he wa'iked, turning him, and ſeeing two men follow- ing him, inquireth of their end, what they ſought; to reach us in all our Religious motions and ations, to do the like ; for the end will contribute much to ſpecifie the Attion, and to make it good or f bad, They give him that honourable Title, which was then in Faſhion, by, and under which they were wont to ſpeak to thoſe upon whom they reſted for Inſtruftion, whoſe Dofrine they defired to know, and with whom they defired to converſe, and to learn of him. ked him where he abode, or where he lodged ? 39 Kefaith unto them, Come and ſee w. and faw where he dwelt x, and abode with him that day, + That _, for it wasabout þ the tenth hour z. was about» OurLord difccrving the End of their following him to be fin- two hours cere and good, invites them to come and ſee where his Lodging = was ;, for te cliewhere teileth us, that he had not an #ouſe wherein
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t God bleſſed the verbal Teſtimony that Jon had given, ſo far,that they ftond 1n no need of a Miracie to confirm it, but upon their hear- ing John ſpeak, they followed Jeſus; as yet, not as his Apoſtles ; dl their call te that Office was afterward (as we ſhall hear ; ) nor yet, ſs 45 no more to depart from him z but there was created-in them a far- ther defire of Knowledge of him, and Acquaintance with him.
to hide his head, They x came and ſaw his Lodgings (where, or of what nature they were, we are not told) but we never read that he quriug his whole Pilgrimage amongſt us, had any or ſplendid Lodgings. y The Text ſaith, that theſe two Diſciples avode with him that day 3 whether only the two, or three remain- ing hours of the ſime day (for it was now about four of the Clock afternoon, which auſwers the terith hour according to the Jewiſh Account) or another whole day, being the Sabbath day, (as ſome think) we arcnot told, nor can coaclude ; certain it is, they abode
with him to Chriſt, When Chri% beheld him, te ſaid, Thu art 5;. mon, he knew him,and called him by Name, and told him his Fathers
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35 © Again the next day after 9, John ſtood and two
q The next day after that the Meflcngers who came from Hieruſa-
36 And looking upon Jeſus as he walked -, he ſaid *
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