mer ? Jeſus an{wered and ſaidunto him; Betore tha. only Ezekzel/ in the Old Teſtament, and Chrilt in the New Teſtament, Philip called thee, when thov wertunder the Fig-tree, | are thus called; and that Chriit was never thus called, bur by him- | law thee [ ſelf ; Ezekzel was doubtleſs fo called, to diſtinguiſh him from tl-oſe ſpiritual Beings with which he often converſed ; Chriit, to di:.in- guiſh his Humane Nature from his D: venue Netire 3 both which (in him ) made up one Perſon. Chriit calling himſelf ſo, was but a further Indication of his making himſelf of no Reputation, while be was in the form of a Servant. Others think, that che Son of Mar in the Goſpel uſed by Chriit, ſignifies no more than I, and me; (it being uſual in the Hebrew Dzaie&, for Perſons ro ſpeak of them- ſelves in the third Perſon } ſo upon the ſon of man, is upon me, who am truly man. Chenmmitius thinks that as the term M-:ſſ:ah, ( by which the People commonly called Chrift } was taken out of Da- ho ae | : - - | xzel; fo this term by Chriſt applied to the ſame Perſon, is taken oar ering with Friends, or reading, or praying, the Scripture faith thence roo, Dan. 7.13. Where itis (aid ; One /he the ſon of man ys and 1t 1s but vainly guetſed 3 1t 15 enough that by his telling came with the Clouds of Heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, uns to him, helet him know, that he faw him, though he was nor | g. © 4111 thar Chriſt did ordinarily fo call himſelf, ro correſpond in 1s riew, and fo was Omnzpreſent, and Omnzſcient, Chrilt ſeerh us| 4 4. propheſy of Daniel, toatlerthimſelf truly man. and to de-
where we are, and what we do, when we ſee not him ; and he ſeeth : hit . Ir Our hearts, whether rhey be ſingle or double, plain or falſe, and po ns Fathers: Serv $0 he Prophtey,. J<
deceirful ; which'as in many Caſes it afforderh us: much comforr, lot admoniſheth us to be ar all times in the fear of the Lord.
49 Nathanacl anſwered, and faid unto him Rabbi, CHAP. IL
thou art the Son of Gol 7, thou art the King of If: | Chris being at a Marriage in Cana of Galilee, turneth Water into rael y. IWine, 1-11. and departeth into Capernaum, 12. At the Paſſo-
t The term Rabbi, which Nathanael here giverh to Chriſt, is} wer goeth up to Feruſalem, and purifierh the Temple. 13-16. The of the ſame figniticancy with Rabban, and Rabboni, Fohn 29. 16.| Fes askh hu duthority ; he ſheweth bs Death and Rejurrection. Wan, Rabbi, Rabbi, all which fignifie Matter, and my Maſter | 17 —22- Mary at the Paſſover beizeve in him, 23-—25. a Name which in thar Age they nſually gave their Teachers, as a Ti- , PP ny tle of Honour, Math. 23. 7,8. Titles that began about the time of ND the third day there was a mar riage 1 our Saviour ; for Brextorf rells us, Purer anriquity gave no fuch Ti- Cana of Galiiee 4, andche mother of Jefus was mr their Teachers or Prophers, thinking 1t nor poſſible to give there 6b. ro : p.crlons (extraordinarily ſent of God ) Titles anſwerable tO] , Whetherir was the third Day after that our Saviour had lef. firlt 1 BY * hi" Fo _ about =_ we an beſt ba = the Province of Fudea, or the third Day after Phz/ip came to him; hoon "Dbz whe - : Ra "I ms hwy e ry 4 T 4 - y ? ] or after Peter, or Nathanael came to him, is hardly worth the dif- red Ye » K2291 the leaſt. Rabban they lay, atted Dur CWO nun | uting ; if ir be robe interpreted with relation tov. 43. of the for- Ss bo given to ſeven after Hzllel. Nathanael calls him alſo the mer Chapter, ( which ſpeaks of the Day following ) it mult be, che "i rod Pa # x —_ rhe other 08604S _ _— * 33- -_ third Day after Simon came ro Chritt, chere happened to be a Mar-
perfivafion of th; : rh F Os ef 1 _ p "— | : Ut - _ ridge in Cana of Galilee. + Some reckon three Cities of this name ; red fo wirt us, by many tollowng Pal wb obay ; 1 was GECH- | one inthe Lotof Manaſſes, another in the Lot of Ephrarmn, another
| wrote oy (Heacks on _ by bis RefurreCtion trom the dead, Rom, 1s 4. in the Lot of Aſher. This Cans 1s concluded by molt Interprerers,to menti0- Meſkab, 7 eogeth Chritt alſo the Kzng of Yrael, that 1s, the true ||, 1... Orme mentioned, Foſ: 19. 28. which was in the Tribe of 4. 2. the +1 Oy his was the Title of the Meſſiah, Math. 21. 5s and 27. Aſher, which wasin G aliice ; ſome others ſay, it was another Cana, her V7 : , near to Capernaum. b Arthis Wedding-tealt was the Virgin Ma- ,, (there 50 Jeſus anſwered, and ſaid unto him, becaufe 1] ry, our Lords Nother ; ond ris probable, that the Perſons for whole ugh > Unto thee! I ſaw thee under the Fig-trec belicvett | Marriage the Fealt was So _ _ - the phat (= mmon) 101 t ? . "1 1 | ations. Some think from the Virgins rakin unlp _—_. hea ſhalr ſee greater things than thele «, agwr a = preras —_— - # was a Family where - had pets GEue Jer ; EY 6 | . » Þ. 21 { at Day.
zthet eeple, and magnifies Narhanael!'s fanh from the Revelation which | * conltant Charge, or che Charge oF Ty hy * (5.
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7 N:thangel wondreth how Chriſt ſhonld know him, having not teen of his familiar acquaintance ; / Chriit rells him, he faw him uncer the F:y-tree, before ever Philip called him. That was a very bot Country, wherein people ſought ſhadowy Places; hence we read of fitting under their own I/ines and Fig-rrees, Micah, 4. 4. Jech. 3-10. and it 1s likely that rhofe bezag two luxarious Plants, that had large Leaves, and ran out in lons Boughs 1n hot Weather, they myht under the covert of theſe Plants, not only fir as in an Ar- bonr to converſe one with another, bur alſo perform Religious Du- tles. Whether Chritt ſaw him there eating - and drinking, or con-
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