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; Neither conſidered as God, or as Mediator. As God the Father ar4 Chriſt were One, and what one Perſon in the Holy Trinity 7orh, all do 3 fo that ne doth nothing in that capacity ſeperately from his Father. AS Mediator, he dit noting of his ſelf ; he finiſhed the work which his Father gave him to do. k As the Father revealed iis Will ro him for rhe Admuni.iration of his Mediatory Kingdom : rhe World, fo he judged ; and theretore his Judgment mult
\-ceffarily be juit and rrue / ; for his Will was not a Will proper 10 hin(elf, fo as 17 was not alſo coinmon to his Father, bur diverſe from \he Will of his Farner ; bur as his Eflence, fo his Will was the ſime wich his Father 5 and he being by the: Father ſent into the World to Jo his Will, accordingly did nothing as Mediator but what was his Cathers Will as well as his own ; in nothing diverſe from his Fa- there k as R F
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1m This ſeemerh to contradict what he faith, Chap. 8. 14. Tho 1 lear record of my ſelf, yet my recora s true : But our Sayiour here ſpeaking according tothe common Opinion of the Fews, or indeed of Men, who are ready to ſuſpect any ones Teſtimony, who tefti- feth of himſelf: He tells them, he could grant them this, though tis Record of himſelf was rrue, yet he could allow them their com- ron received Opinion and Saying, Chap. 8. 13. That the Teſtimony of one teſtifying of himſelf is ſuſp1cious ; for 1t Is certain, that a man may tettifie Truth of himſelf only, fuch a Teſtimony is ſuſpicious, he tells them, he did not only teftifie of himſelf, his Reputation did not ſtand upon his own fingle word.
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» The Father by a Voice from Heaven teſtified of Chriſt, rhat he was his well-beloved Son, in whom he was well pleaſed, Mat. 3. 17. Some underſtand 1r of Fob rhe BapriF, of whom he ſpeaketh v.33. Bur he naming Fob in the next Verſe, it ſeems moſt proper ro un- derltand this of the Farher reltifying of Chriſt, both at his Bapriſm, and alſo at his Transfiguration ; and to interpret the next Verſe, as ſpeaking of another Teltimony diſtinct from this,viz. thar of Fon 0: And { faith our Saviour ) I know ; that is, I am fully affured rhar, his Teftimony of me is true ; for God-is thar God who cannot Lie, but is Truth it felf. So rhat I do not barely reſtifie of my ſelf ; for my Father, whom ye all own to be a God of Truth, and who can- not lie, and whom I know to be ſuch, he teſtifieth of me, and none can contradict his Teitimony.
; 33 * Ye ſent unto John, and he bare witneſs unto 1+the truth p.
? Ye lent Prieſts and Levites from Hieruſalem to John, Ch.1. 19. He was a man of Reputation among you, for all the People judged him a Prophet ; and he had an Intereſt in Herods Court: He bare witneſs ( he doth nor fay tro me, but) ro the Truth.
34 But I receive not teſtimony from man q, but theſe things I ſay, that ye might be ſaved r.
q Thar is not for mine own ſake ; for otherwiſe he did receive teſtimony from man, Chap. 15 +27. .A&3 1. 8. That muſt be truth towhich any one can give a true Teſtimony. Fohn by his Teſtimony added nothing ro me ; I was what Iam, before Fobn teſtified con- cerning me 7. Ionly ſpake of Fohns teftiruony for your ſake, rhar
| Joumight believe and, be ſaved.
35 He was a burning and a ſhining light /, and ye Were willing for a ſeaſon to rejoyce in his light 7.
{ 1% nor ſpeak this to leſſen Fobn in any of your thoughts ; he Wa8a famous Light, burning in the knowledge and love of theTruth, ſhining both in his Dorine, in publiſhing the Truth, and alſo in Holineſs of Life and Converſation : He was not that light, Joh. 1.8. but he was a Light, not 73 es 73 &an0ivdy, but avyvOs, Mar. 5-14. Luke $. 16. & Ard yu for a finall rime pretended a great AffeCtion tor Fob, and came with great Zeal to hear him ; ſorhey did Mar. 3.5: and 21. 26. Mar-1.5. hoping that he was the Meſſi, or at lealt Elzgs, or that Prophet in him revived again : Bur when they ſaw that Fohn did only bear Record to Chriſt, they grew cold n their Affetion, not liking either his DoCtrine, or the ſtrictneſs of us Lite, orthe Tidings that he brought ; looking for a far more plendid and glorious Mefſiab than Chriit appeared to them to be.
36 But * I have greater witneſs than that of John ;
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