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things in him. and by him ; and he will in and by him, work grear- er things than this healing the poor man 5 he will by him raiſe the dead, &c. » That you may marvel ; Chriſt knew thar they would nor believe, and all rhe effect that his Miracles had upon the generality of the F-ws, was but cauſing in them a ſtupefaction, a- mazement, and adniration, as Chap. 11, 47, whereas it was their Duty, not only to marvel, but to have believed alſo ; withour which their Admiration did bur cauſe that they had no Cloak for their fin.
21 Foras the Father raiſeth up the dead,and Quick- neth the o, even ſo the Son quickneth whom he will p.
#n himje;r. The Text faith, it is given to Chriſt to hare Life in himſelf But there are other Interpreters, who ſeem hetter to un» deritand it of Chr: as Medzator,to whom it is given to have Lifein bimſeif, ro communicate to his Creatures ; and think it is well In- terpreted by Ch. 1. 4. In him was Lafe,and the Life was the light'f men.
27 And hath given him authority to execute judge ment allo c, becauſe he is the Son of man 4.
c Tohare the Power of Life and Death, rhe Keys of both; to Rule and Govern the World, and to Judge it at the laſt day. 44s 17. 3I. He hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteouſneſs, by that man whom he hath ordained, &c. $0
o He ſeemeth not to ſpeak of what God will do in the general Re- furcection, bur of thoſe whom the Lord raiſed up from the dead in the Old Teſtament, by Elzjah and Eſha. The giving of and re-
toring unto Life, are things proper unto God, Devr. 32. 39. 1Sam. 2. 6. p. So the Son _ whom he will. God hatk given unto me a Power to raiſe from the dead whom I will (as he did raiſe up Fairus hy Daughter, Mat. 9. 25. and the Widows Son, Luke 7.14. and Lazarus, Chap. 11. 43 ) This was one of thoſe greater works of which our Saviour ſpake in the former Verſe. 22 For the father judgethno mang, but hath * com- mitted all Judgment unto the ſon r.
g Alone he judgeth no man, he judgeth no man bur by the Son, no man without the Son, 7. but committed all Judgmenr in the ad- minittration of the Mediatory Kingdom in the Church to his Son, and hy his Son will Judge the World at the la! day.
23 Thatall men ſhould honourtheSon f, even as they honour the Father te. * He that honoureth notthe ſon honoureth not the father which hath ſent him «.
[ That his Son might be Honoured by all men, P/al. 2. 11,12. Phil. 2. 10. # with the ſane honour which is given to the Fa. therz u for the Son 1s ſent by the Father, not as one inferior to him. as a Servant 1s ſent by his Maſter ; bur as an Equal is ſenr by his Friend. F0/12 4+ 34+ and 6 38. and 7. 28. And look, as a great Prince, when he ſendeth his Embaſſador, expecteth that thoſe to whom he is ſent, ſhould give him Honour, and the fame Honour as to himſclt ; o doth the Farther : So that he that Honoureth not the Son, Honoureth not the Father which ſent him. It is a Text which retleCteth dreadfully upon ſuch as Honour nor Chriſt, eſpe-
Phil. 2. 8. Being found in faſhion 4s a man, he humbled himſelf and became obedient unto death,gven the death of the Croft: wherefore G14 hath alſo highly exalted him, &c. Some think thar the ſenſe is, be: cauſe he was that Son of Man, who was the Seed of the Woma! promiſed, Gen. 3. 15. The Son of Man Prophecied of by Danie!,Ct 7- 13+ 14. And that the term, Son of man ( here) fignitieth his 0! fice as Mediator. |
25 Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming) in the which all that are in the graves ſhall hear his voicee.
© Donot marvel at this Power, which I rell you the Father bat ow me, to execute in the World Juſtice and Judgment ; to raiſe ome particular Perſons from a naturat Death, and whom he plet- ſeth from rhe Spirirual death of Sin : For the hour is coming, wif all rhoſe who are 1n the Graves, ſhall by an Arch- Angel, Mat. 24-3: 1 Theſe 4- 16, hear my Voice, commanding them ro ariſe ; 4 they ſhall obey my command.
29 And * ſhall come forth ; they that have don? 1 good, unto the Reſurrection of life f,and they that have 32 done evil g, unto the Reſurre&tion of damnation &. _ !,
f And come forth ; nor all to be made partakers of Eternal Life 15 and Glory. There ſhall be a Reſurrection umo Life, which only they ſhall obtain, who have done GooJ, walking in the Commanaments of God ; not becauſe they have done Good, as if their Gooanels ha merited any ſuch thing ; for eternal Life is the Gift of Gag, Rm 6,23. Burt others who Z have wrought Iniquity, and died without Repenrance and Faith in me, ſhall ciſe h, rhac rhe Juitice of G29 ma} by me, the Judge of the Quick and the Dead, be executed upou then unto eternal Condemnation. This Danzel, Ch. 13.2. callett ſham?
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