"7% was OL To be of this World, Chap. 18. 36. but within men 46-4 _ more evident at the day of Judgment, Mat. 25. 34+ » Bur our Saviour, who never came into the World to diſturb rhe civil Order and Government 1n 1t, conſtantly avoided rhe giving the leatt occafion for ſuch a ſuſpicion: When he therefore knew, hor by his inſight into rhe hearts of men, or by hearing their Diſ- courſes, that they had ſuch Sedirious thoughrs, he withdrew himſelf --0 a Monntain: How he withdrew himſelf, fo as they did not follow him, no not his Diſciples, is a matrer which hath exerciſed the Thoughts of many. The Pap:/?s ſay, that he had a Power by Vir- tae of the Perſonal Union of the Divine and Humane Narure in his Perſon, 10 Make his Body inviſible, and fo paſſed from them, nor viſcerned by rhem- The Lntherans arenot fo confident in this, yer leem to incline it might be thus. Indeed both of them are concern- ed to maintain the poſſibility of ſuch a thing; tor withour ſuch a ability, neither can the Pap:/2s maintain their Doctrine of Tran- bſtantiation, where they hold, that the Bread in the Sacrament of he Lords Supper.is rurned into the very Body of Chriſt,and the Wine :nco his Blood, {though no ſuch thing be obvious to our Senſes) Nor the Lutherans their Doctrine of Conſubſtantiarion,who hold thar rhe v:ry Body and Blood of Chriſt is really preſent in, with, or under the Elements, tho' the Elements benot changed into ir. But the Greek words are no morethan &vsy grey @dAw, Which fignifieth no more than thar he again changed tvs place, which he might eaſily do through a multitude in a diſorder, withour their notice of him, and it his Diſciples did fee him,it 1s nor probable that they, knowing kis averſion :0 any Seditious Practices, as alfo his cuſtom to with- draw to Places of privacy for Devotion, would take any notice ar all f him. - - . : 16 And when even was ny come, his diſciples went down unto the Sea o.
o This piece of Hiſtory is related much more fully by the other Evangelilts, Mat. I 4s from v. 23, to v 34. Mark 6. from v. 46. to 2. 53. Seethe Notes upon thole two Chapters.
17 Andentred into a ſhip, and went over the Sea towards Capernaum : And it was now dark, and Jeſus was not come to chem,
18 And the Sea aroſe, by reaſon of a great wind thatblew.
19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty er thirty furlongs, they ſee Jeſus walking on the Sea, and drawing nigh unto the Ship, and they were afraid.
20 But he faith unto them, it is I, be not afraid.
21 Then they willingly received him into the Ship, andimmediately the Ship was at the land whither they went;
q 22 The day following, when the people which ſtood on the other ſide of the Sea p,ſaw that there was none other boat there, ſave that one wherein his dif. ciples were entred, and that Jeſus went not with his diſciples into the boat, but char his diſciples were gone away alone.
p By the Sea, is here meant the Sea of Galzlee, or Lake ofTiber;- & or of Genneſareth, There our Saviour and his Diſciple had left the maltirude ; rhe Diſciples having taken a Boar, and paſing oyer on the other fide ; and Chriſt having followed them, the multitude probably having gone in the Night to reſt themſelves at their ſeveral Houſes, came again in the Morning, expecting to have found Chriſt, and have ſeen more Miracles ; being diſappointed underſtanding that both Chriſt and his Diſciples were gone over.
23 ( Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias, nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the. Lord had given thanks )
24 When the people therefore ſaw that Jeſus was: not there, neicher his diſciples q, they alſo took ſhip- ping, and came to Capernaum, ſeeking for Jeſus r.
q Made uſe of fome other Boats that were come over the Water, 7 and went over to ſeek Jeſus : Not our of any loye to his Perſon or DoCtrine, (as we ſhall anon hear) bur our of a Curioſity to ſee ſome further Miracles wrought by him. Our Lord diſappoints rhem, but Preaches a moſt admirable Sermon ro them.
25 And when they had found him on the other ſide ofthe Sea, they faid unto him, Rabbi, when cameſt thou hither ?
26 Jeſus anſwered them,and ſaid,Verily, Verily,I ſay unto you, Ye ſeek me, not becauſe ye ſaw the miracles, but becauſe ye did eat of the loaves and were filled f
/ They atked him, when he came thither > A curious and im- Pertnent Queſtion, ro which he doth not think fit to give an appo- ite Anſwer, bur ar firſt letterh them know, thar he knew their _ ts. deſigns they had in following him ; which was not
OO raculous effects of the Divine Power, the Credentials of
ommiltion from Heaven, and to receive him as the rraeMeſſiah, Doctrine : But they came upon ſo low an Account,
27 {| Labour not for the meat which periſheth, but ureth unto everlaſting life ,
; all things ofthis nature are periſhing, and periſh witch the
—— Is all Labour as to them forbidden us ; tar we are to the
F N.
the Apoſtle commandeth,that thoſe that will not Labour, ſhoy!d not ea:, and Pro. 31, 27. the good Woman is commended for 10: eating
th: Bread of Idleneſs. But exceſſive Labour for theſe rhings is forbid-
den, fo alois a firſt and greater Labour for, and ſeeking afcer them,
chan after that Meat which endureth to everlaſtivg Life; undec whick
n-tionalſo unqueſtionably cometh whatſoever is necellary by ds re-
vealed Will, that we may have in us che hopes of Glory here, and may
enter into the aCtual Polſeflion of that Glory hereafter. Such as are
Firlt, The knowledge of the Goſpel; then the believin? of ir, and
the acceptance of thar Saviour, and way of Salvation, which God hath
revealed in it for loft Sinners; and thar holineſs of Life which Cod
hath ,made neceſſary to it. # All which, ſaith he, I, who am the
Son of man, (a Name he ordinarily giveth to himſelf ) will *giye unto
you freely : Not that you are to do nething, no, Labour for it. tho'
it bea Gzft, yer 1tis a Gift upon Labour, for all your [ ahour will
not procure it ; there will be a great deal of free Grace ſeen when
you have girenall dilligence w. And Chriſt muſt give it; forthe Father, in whoſe Hands this Life is, hath ( as men by their Seals uſe ro confirm the Commiſſions they give out to any Perſons to do any
thing for chem, and in their Name) confirmed Chriſt as his Commi- fioner, to give out this Eternal Life to whomfoever he pleaſeth,
28 Then faid they unto him, What ſhall wedo that we might work the works of God x ?