10 Believeſt thou not that * I am in the Father, ang the Father in me? The words that I ſpeak ynt bo you *, I ſpeak not of my ſelf y: but the Father that and 1; dwelleth in me he doth the works z. 2, x It is the opinion of Mr. Calvin, that theſe words are not her Og! ſpoken ſo much to expreſs his Divine Nature and Being (for {© Chin 8. 4 i5 no more known to us than his Father) as to expreſs his manng, * '%4 of revealing it. Yet is the Divine Nature of Chriſt fully proved from hence. Others judge, that theſe words do clearly fignifie both the diſtin&ion of perſons 3 for nothing is in it ſelf; and alſothe Union of the perſons in the Divine Being. y. He proveth his Union with the Father, becauſe he ſpake not thofe words which he ſpake of himſejr that is, not of himſelf ſolely ; he revealed but his Father's Wijj and declated his Father's Mind ; and z becauſe the works which he giq he did not by his own ſole power, without the concurrence of his Father's power in thoſe Operations.*
11 Believe me that I a” in the Father, and the F4. ther in me': or elſe believe me for the very works ſake a. *
2 Believe my words (for that is your duty) but yer if you wil not believe my words, declaring to you my Union with my Father yet when you ſee me-doing ſuch works as none but God can do, be- lieve me for their ſake. It 1s true, that both che Prophets and the 4. poſtles ſpake God's words, not their own, to to the People,and alſo gig many great and mighty works ; bur ſtill their DoQrine led unto anc. ther, thar was Chriſt ; and their Miracles was not wrought in their own names, but in the name of Chriſt. E1:jh raiſed the Shunani;,; dead child to life by prayer to God that he would do it ; and the 4. poſtles bid the lame man ariſe, and walk, in the name of the Lord [e. ſus Chriſt. Chriſt's DoQrine terminated in himſelf; he called men to believe in him, and he wrought Miracles by his own Power, ang by a vertue proceeding out of, and from himſelf, tho" by the power of his Father alſo, becauſe he and his Father were one in Eſſence,
12 * Verly verily I ſay unto you, He that believeth»y, on meb, the works that I do, ſhall he do alſo, and u, greater works c than theſe ſhall he do: becauſe Igy unto my Father 4.
: þ Notevery individual ſoul thatbelieveth in me,but ſome of thoſe, particularly you that are my Apoſtles, and ſhall be filled with the Hy- ly Ghoſt in the days of Penticoft ; c You ſhall Preach the Goſpel, and work Miracles for the confirmation of the cruth of the DoQtine of ir, Yea, and you {hall dogreater Works than I have done; not more, or greater Miracles : the cruth of that may be juſtly queſtioned ; for whit
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Miracle was everdone by the Apoſtlesgreater chan that of raiſing Li hi zarus * Much leſs do I think thar it is to be underſtood of ſpeaking m with divers tongues : It is rather to be underſtood of their ſucceſful led carrying the Goſpel to the Genrites,by which the whole World, almelt, for was brought to the Obedience of the Faich of Chrift. We never read | that of Chriſt which we read of Peter, wiz. his converting :hre:th- ſand at one Sermon. d Becauſe I go to my Father, he afterwards - No poundeth,telling us,that if he did not go away, the Comforter would eth not come. The pouring out of the Spirit in the days of Pentecof}, you was the proximate cauſe of thoſe great works. Now Chriſt's going A to the Father had an influence upon that Miſſion of the Holy Spirit. Cor 13 * And whatſoever ye ſhall ask in my naner,y,; call that will I dof, that the Father may be glorified in the = Son ge ; 2% p « Thewhatſoever in this Text, muſt be limited by what the wil "Ol Fir of God hath revealed in other Texts,as to the matter of our prayers; 7; the F viz. they muſt be things that are for our good ; ſuch things as we '* truth ſtand in need of, and as God hattt given us a liberry to ak; and in-" x5 the deed no other things can be asked in the ame of the Lord [eſusChriſt;* more for to ask in Chriſt's Name, ſignifieth not only the making uſe of his I Cor ſacred Name in our Prayers ( tho the conſtant praRice of the Church of th in Prayer, hath evidenced it the general Opinion of Divines, that thi 16, 1 is a part of the ſenſe) but alſo in asking for his merits, and ſuchthings ofthe as ſhall be conformable to his will, and for his glory. Whatſoever the (faith he) you ſhall ask of this nature, f I will do. Hedoth notſiy, in wh my Father will do, but 7 wil do it, to teſtifie his Divine Power, and World Oneneſs in Power with his Father. g That the Father may be glorifis dom, in the Sm. God hath ſet up his Reſt in Chriſt, and will be glorifed 1s, be in and through him, and hath therefore given him all Power in Hei be ſee ven and Earth, rimen 14 If ye ſhall ask any thing in my name, I will do), - ax h The words are doubled for the further confirmation of thet» ea] oy chat we might not doubt when we put up our Petitions toGod inthe oder name of the Lord Jeſus Chriſt, according to the Will of God. b 9 15 * If yelove me, keep my commandments'”© 'WF ; Do not ſhew your love to me in mourning, and being troubled" * » Th for my going from you ; but ſhew it by your Obedience to what c ker have commanded you. True love muſt not evapourate 1n compie” therefor >" diſcover it ſelf in a tri obſervance of the Commandme!?} "pang OT Lr0Q, "Bone Ie here 16 And I will pray the Father, and * he ſhall 81% Wi fr 6,
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