7 Some b:lieved on him, as ſuch whom John Baptiſt had ſpoken him to bc: others poſſibly believed on bim 1n the fenſes mentioned, Chap. 2. 23. Not to the ſaving of their Souls, but as one ſent of God, a great Prophet, no ordinary Man. The rage of Men ſhall nor kin- der the p:ogrels of the Goſpel.
CHAP. XI.
Lazarus being fick at Bethany, his Siſters ſend for Chrift, 1-—6, Who cratzelleth tewaras Judea, 7—10, But in ihe mean time Lazarus dieti), 1116. Chriſt go:th ro Bethauy, 119—19, Whom Mar- the meeteth; and talks of th: R.ſurrcfion, 24 — 27. Chriſt weep- ing cometh 10 the Grave, 22——38. Where he findeth Lazarus four dares buricd, 39, 43. And praying raiſeth him, 41 44+ Whercjore many believe in him, 45. Others take counſel againſt him, 46——<53. He departe:h to Ephraim, 54—56, The Chief Prieſt: command congernme Chriſt, g7,
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his Son is glorified ; and Chriſt is glorified, when his Divine Poxer : is manifeſted, ſo as men acknowledge. him to be what indeed he js, ſ; 5 Now Jeſus loved Martha, and her ſiſter, and 1. i ZATUS Z. D 2 He doubtleſs loved them with a ſpecial diſtinguiſhing love, x n perſons choſe in him to Eternal Life before the foundation of the 0 World, given unto him by an Eternal Donation, called by him with an effeQtual calling, to own and receive him as their Saviour; but d& this Text ſeemeth to ſpeak of him as loving this family with an hy: man love, which inclineth man to a complacency 1n an objet helo- to ved; he had a kindneſs for the whole Family ; They had ſhened fin him kindneſs in his ſtate of humjltation ; and he loved thoſethat (o loved him, Prov. 8. 17+ 6 When he had heard therefore that he was ſick, (1 he abode two days ſtill in the ſame place where he ” was 4. hs a Though he loved him and his Siſters, with a tender love, yt itis he did not preſently go to them, to comfort Mary and Mart; in ” their ſorrow z nor yet to cure Lazarus, and prevent his Death ; but Div! ſ}aid ftill ewo days in the place where he was. He loved Mary, "op 'and Martha, and Lazarrs, but he more toved the Honour and Glo be [7 ;ry of his Father ; which was to be manifeſted in his railing of Le
2472+ frum the dead; we muſt not judge of Chriſts love to us, by ' his n:ore external diſpenſations of Providence ; nor judge that he dor?: :0t Tove us, becauſe he doth not preſently come in to our help, ?t ©. 7imes, and in ſuch ways and methods as we would think rex ; {un2h] | ' 7 7 en after that ſaith he to h:s diſciples, Let us 80 | into Judea again 6, 6 This lets us know, that Chriſt was not in J«dca, when he re- ceived the tidings of Lazarss his Sickneſs, but in Peres or Galilee; bur he preſently upon ir, takes up thoughts of returning again 1919 that Province ; and indeed he was now preparing for hs laſt journe thither 3 however the Sickneſs of Lazaris, and his raifing him from the dead, was one occaſion of his ſo ſoon going up ; from which bis Diſciples would have diſcouraged him, as followeth.
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