4 Chriſt here afſertech Two things. 1. Thar he was about to lay down his life, and ſhould now very ſhoxely lay it down 3 bur yer ſo as he ſhould cake ir again. 7. e. rife again from the Dead, Death ſhould nor have Dominion over him, by which he comforceth his Diſciples concerning his Death, declarivg, 1. Thac he was a Freewsl.. Offering, as he further openeth ic 1n the next Verie. 2, That he ſhould nor periſh inche Grave, bur riſe again from the Dead. 3. Thar therefurc the Father loved him, for by chis weirs he dec Jared himſelf with Power to be the Son of Ged, ard the Father could not but love hHj= Son. ALd 4. By this means alſo he tumbled himfelf, and became ob<dicnr unto Death ; even che Death upon the Cruſs, Ph;/. 2.8. So as that che Farther had many reaſcns to love the Son, ſo amongſt orhers this cbedience of his ro Death, even the accurſed Dearh upon tie Crofs, to fulfil his Fathers Will, tor the Redewption and Salya- t10n of rhe Sons of Men, was not the leaſt; and by this alſo he com- mendeth his Fathers love to thoſe thar are his ſheep, in that his Fa- cher !loverh him with che more exceeding love, for laying down his Life, co purchaſe their Redemption and Salration,
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18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of my ſelf: I have power to lay it down, and *1I have power to take it again e. * This commandment have
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e No man taketh ir from re by force, withour my willing ir, and couſenriog to ir; the Jews and Pilate will rake ir from me, bur nor withcuc my free and voluntary ſurrender of It; and this Is that which we read, 47s 4, 295, 28. For of a truth, againſt thy holy child Felus, whom thou hail anointed, both Herod and Ponting Pila;e, and the Gentiles, with the prople of 1/raet, were gatherid togtther, for to do whkatſcever thy kand and thy counſel bad determined before to be done, 8&c. By which he aflerceth his Divine Power, and fo comforteth his Liſciples again{t che diſturbances they were like ro have frem the hehe of his Paflion, ar this time ror mzny Menihs off. And this (faith he) f is the Will of my Father, chat which my Father hath givea mc Cc:omiſfſion to do, and for which he hatch ſenr me jnto che World : And thus he declareth his Death to be a fulfilling cf his Fathers purpoſe, and an a& of Ob:dicnce ro his Fachers Will 3 acd indeed, 1n h15 Obedjence jn ihe rhing, lay much of the virtue of kis Death,
19 LIhere was a diviſion therefore again amongſt the Jews for theſe ſayings g.
g CEft by his Woras often cauſcd a Diviſion amongſt the Jews, ſoas tney could nor agree in their ſentiments, and cenſures abouc him 3 winchwas either cauſed threugh che mixture amongſt rhem, of ſuch as tiuly Believed, with thoſe which Beli-ved not; Or elſe from the mxture oþ a more cor fidering part amongſt :t.em, with others which were more Brutiſh, lirational, and full of Paſſhon, We mer wich much the ſame, Chap. 7, 43. and again, Chap. c. 16. Ir is one Method of God's Providence tor che celiverar.ce of his Servan's from unrealoneble men, to cauſe div. ſions among them 3 ſo as they cannot agree among themſelves,
22 And many of them ſaid, * He hath a devil, and iS mad, why hear ye him þ ?
5 S0ne of the people ſaid, te had 2 Dertil, and was mad, For {2s was fald before) this was che Opiuico of the Jews, concerning all chac were Mad, and DiltraRed, That it was by the Itluence of the D:-vl), and chey were infetted wich an Evil Spiiic.
21 Others ſaid, theſe are not the words of him that
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22 Audit was at Hieruſalem, the feaſt of the dedica-
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