Jaterh the ſtory of this Supper ; 70hn firſt gives us an account of | by our Saviour 'on Lazarus : This incr-afed the number of thoſe 7
0s ed it in its proper cime and order.
Then took Mary a pound of ointment, of ſpike- 1rd, very coſtly, and anointed the feet of Jeſus, and pi -d his feet with her hair: and the houſe was filled qith the odour of the ointment. x ED Then faith one of his diſciples, Judas Iſcariot, Si- nons/or, which ſhould betray him, Why was not this ointment ſold for three hundred pence, and given to the Poor ? 5 This he ſaid, not that he cared for the poor: but '3-1ecauſe he was 2 thief, and * had the bag, and bare what
was put there1n. | 7 Then faid Jeſus, Lether alone, againſt the day of my burying hath ſhe kept this. :
3 For the * poor always ye have with you: but me
| "ye have not always 4. | |
1 Both Matthew and Mark relate this ſtory with ſome different circumſtances : ſee the notes upon thoſe two places, where all the 1Rring circumſtances are conſidered, and explained, and the parts of this hiſtory more largely explained.
9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was therez and they came, not for Jeſus ſake only, 'hut that they might ſee Lazarus alſo *, whom he had
raiſed from the dead e.
+ Bethany was ſo near to Feruſalem, that many of the Jews came thither, as well to ſee Lazarns raiſed from the dead, as to ſee Chriſt ; nor was this withour the eſpecial Providence of God, that
| the Name of Chrift might be made more famous juſt before his -ſuf-
fering. TE 2 d But the chief prieſts conſulted, that they might put Lazarus alſo to death f.
f Never was there a more unreaſonable madneſs and rage to juſti- fe the Apoſtles calling of the Enemies of the Goſpel unreaſonable men: 2 Theſ, 3- 2 Suppole that Chriſt had broken the Sabbath, or had ſpoken Blaſphemy, yet what had Lazarus done ? 6 ,
11 Becauſe that by reaſon of him, many of the Jews
went away, and believed on Jeſus g. .
g Being raiſed from Death to Life, he poſſibly ſpake of it to the Honour and Glory of God; for this they conſult to pur him ro Death alſo; and their only reaſon was, becauſe that many of the Jews be- lieved on Jeſus for his ſake. _
12 * On the next day, much people that were come to the feaſt, when they heard that Jeſus was coming to
; ſeruſalem, 13 Took branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried * Hoſannah, Bleſſed zs the King of Iſrael that cometh in the Name of the Lord. 14 And Jeſus when he had found a young aſs, fate thereon, as it 1s written, oy 15 *Fear not daughter of Sion: behold, thy King
"cometh ſitting on an aſſes colt.
þ This whole Hiſtory is much more largely reported by the other Erangeliſts, Mat. 21. in the Sixteen firſt Verſes, Mark 11. in the Ten firſt Verſes. Luke 19. from Verſe 29. to Verſe 41. (fee the Notes on all thoſe places.)
16 Theſe things underſtood not his diſciples at the firſt: but when Jeſus was glorified, then remembred they that theſe things were written of him, and that
they had done theſe things unto him 7.
i The Evangeliſt, amongſt others, confecſſeth. his own ignorance alſo; the Diſciples ſaw the thing done, Chriſt riding into the City upon the foal of an Aſs, the people ſtrewing of Boughs, and throw- ng their clothes in the way ; but to whar purpoſe theſe things were done, or what fulfilling of Prophecies was in this thing, that they underſtood not, ſo long as Chriſt was alive: Their eyes were upon the Meſieb as a Temporal Prince, that ſhould come in great State and Majeſty, ſoas they were wholly blinded from ſeeing any thing of the truth and fairhfulneſs of God fulfilled in this little Triumph of their Lords. Bur after that Chriſt had died, and was rifen again from the dead, and aſcended up to Heaven, ſo declaring himſelf with Power to be the Son of God ; then they began to remember theſe things, ſo as to confirm their Faith in him as the erue Meſſiah, whom God had ſent into the World. The Word of the Lord which we hear, and the Works of God which we ſee, tho' oft-times they
not profit us, nor are improved by us at the preſent, yet after- ward become of uſe and profit to us ; it is therefore good to hear, and ſee, and obſerve Gods Words and Works, and to lay them up n our hearts, as it is ſaid, Mary pondred the ſayings of the Angel ; petting fruit afterwards, of what at preſent we ſee no fruit and
17 The people therefore that was- with him when © called Lazarus out of his grave, and raiſed him from the dead, bare record. &. For this cauſe the people alſo met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. 19 ThePhariſees therefore ſaid among themſelves *,
Perceiveye how ye prevail nothing ? Behold, the world 5 Zone after him #. © Theſe three Verſes let us know the
Pies coming to ſee Chriſt, which was ch Val. II,
External cauſe of the peo- fame of the Miracle wrought
which was fix days before the Paſſover, ſo John ſeems to | who came to ſee his entrance into eruſa/em; but the unſeen cauſe
was doubtleſs rhe influence of God upon their hearts, dire&ing them co it, for the further glorifying of his Son before his Paſſion. Bar this enrageth the Phariſees, to ſee that their Decree that thoſe who owned Chriſt, ſhould be turned out of the Synagogue, ſhould have no berter effeRt, but the multitude rather more owned him, and ran af- ter him. Here again we find the term World ſignifying zany, tho thoſe many made up but a very ſmall part of the World. Z
20 © And there were certain Greeks ! among them, that came up to worſhip at the feaſt: