> | their gardens within their Towns, but without ') now the way to this was over the Brook Cedron, of which Brook we read, 2 Sam. I5. 23. David paſled over it when he fled from 4bſalom; and 1 King. 2. 37. where it 15 mentioned as Shimei”s limmzt, which he might nor paſs. This brook was in the way towards the Mount of 01:wes ; b which being paſſed, he with his Diſciples went into a garden . be- longing to the Town Ge:hſemane.
| 2 And Judas alſo which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jeſus oft times reſorted thither with his
diſciples c. |
c We read that Chriſt when he was at Jeruſalem, was wont at night fot privacy to retire to the Mount of O/ives, Luke 21. 37. and 22. 39. and itſhonld ſeem that he was wont ordinarily, to go to this garden ; which made 7adas know the particularplace where he might
phraſe, whom thou haſt given me, is not to be reſtrained ro the Apo- find him.
files, but to be extended to all thoſe who belong to the eleQtion
of Grace, ſhall hereafter be made heirs of Glory, and have everlaſting
Life and Happineſs. This he expreſſeth under the notion of being
with him where he is, as Chap. 14. 3. which 1s called a being ever | ther with lanterns, and torches, and weapons 4.
with the Lord, 1 Theſ. 4. 19. and certainly this muſt be the higheſt
a4 The Evangeliſt here paſſeth over all mentioned by the other
Happineſs to be where the Son of God is: c That they may behold my | Eyangeliſts, about Jas his going to the High Prieft, and contraQ- go, 1s the ſame thing with, that they may be made parrakers of ing with them, and cometh to relate his coming to apprehend him
my glory ; as to ſee death, is in Scripture-phraſe to de ; and to ſee life, is to live ; ſo to behold the Glory of God, is to be glorified,
with a band of men that he had obtained from the chiet Prieſts and Phariſees for that purpoſe. By band, we muſt not underſtand a
«For faith our Saviour thou haſt loved me before the foundation of | Rz,42% Cohers, as the word ſignifies, but ſuch a convenient num-
the World, both as thy only begotren Son, and as the perſon in whom thou haſt choſen all them, and whom thou haſt ſer apart to be the Mediator between God and Man, and therefore I know that
ber out of that band, (probably ) which ar the time of the Paſſover, guarded the Temple, as was ſufficient to take him ; they came with lanterns, and torches, (tho it were the time of full Moon) to make
thou wilt glorifie me, and that thou wilt in this thing hear my Pray-| the ſtricter ſearch ; and with Arms, fearing where no fear was - for ers, and plorifie them alſo, whom thou haſt given ro me to be Re-| 7,2,, (their leader)could have told them, that he was not wont to
deemed by my Blood. '25 O righteous Father e*, the world hath not known
9. known that thou haſt ſent me h.
e It is obſerved, that the ſervants of God in Holy Writ, have 5.uedin their Prayers to give unto God ſuch compellations as have been 7. ſuitable rothe things which they have begged of God in their Pray- ers, and proper to expreſs their faith in God, for the hearing of ſuch their Prayers. Chriſt here calls his Father by the name of Righre- 0%, with relation to the argument which he here uſerh, which is tom his Diſciples tnewledge of him ; under which term ( as very ofren before ) is comprehended, their acceptance of him, believing N him, love to him, &*c. Father ( ſaith he) thou art Rrghteors (15a piece of thy Righteouſneſs to render to every man according to work, Job 34» 11. P/al. 62. 12. Prov. 24+-12. f The men of the World hate thee, are ignorant of thee, rebellious againſt thee ; g but I have known thee ; | have known thee, and have made thee known, and | have been obedient ro thy Will, and theſe my Diſciples have known me, and known, that is, received, imbraced me, as one ſent by thee as the Meſſiah. —=_
26 And I have declared unto them thy Name, and wil declare zt 7 : that the love wherewith thou haſt
loved me, may be in them, and I in them &.
By the name of God, is to be underſtond God himſelf, and whatſoever God hath made himſelf known by, his Word and Goſpel, his Attributes and PerfeRtions. And after my Reſurre&ion, I will Yet further declare it to them, who are yet in a great meaſure ig- norant and Imperfe@ in their notions of thee ; & that thy love where- with thou haſt loved me, may be further communicated to them, and be derived to them, and abide in and upon them for ever ; be. caule Lam in them ; ( ſo ſome would have it read, tho the word be 11%, which properly is, and I,as we tranſlate ir) The words are bur i repetition. of what our Lord hath often ſaid, and illuſtr.ted Chap. 5.9. by theparable of the Vixe and the Branches ; and teach us this on; That Chriſt muſt be in thoſe Souls who can pretend to any
ſire nthat love of God wherewith he hath loved Chriſt, 2 Cor. 13.5,
go with any great company to the Mount of Olives. 4 Jeſus therefore knowing all things that ſhould come upon him, went forth, and ſaid unto them ;
Whom ſeek ye e !
e This Evangeliſt ſaith nothing of what the other Evangelifts men: tion, of the ſign that 7udas had given them, by which they ſhonld know him ; nor of Judas his kiſſing of him, or our Saviours reply to him, (Jeb; all along his Goſpel, mentioneti very little of what is recorded by the other Evangeliſts.) It muſt be fuppoled, that at- ter Zudas had kifſed our Saviour, our Saviour himſelf came forth, and asked him whom they looked for ? Hereby thewing, that he laid down his life, and no man took it from him; he could eatily have delivered himſelf out of their hands, (tho I think they are roo cha + ritable to 7udas, who think that it was that which made F422: diſco. ver him, not that he defigned his death) he had once and again be- fore ſo eſcaped them : But now his hour was come, he treely offers himſelf unto his enemies, and asketh whom they looked for, :
5 They anſwered him, Jeſus of Nazareth. Jeſus ſaith unto them, lam he. And Judas alſo which betrayed
him, ſtood with them f. :
f They tell him 7eſus of Nazarerh, Chriſt was born in Ber 5/e/:-4 Fuda, Matth. 2. 1. but his Father and Morher lived at Nazarcch, a City of Gal/lee, Luke 2. 4, 39. where he lived with chem, tr. 51. hence he was called 7eſus of Nazareth, from the place where he lived, and moſt ordinarily converſed, Mar. 21. 1t. and 26. 71, Mark 1. 24. and 10. 47. and 14. 67. and 15,6. Chrift replyeth that he was the man, and it is Particularly noted, that- Judas was with his Armed company.