for world-victoriC's. Nay, mnre tlum tl,nt, "Nnmo" ie c'luivalcnt to "himself;" nn,l Jcsns (oh. iv. 3li-38) hnrl tolrl theeo d:s- "in my Nnmo" mcrms "in the full con- ciplcs thnt they might rcnp wlll\t ho lrn<l edousnoss th11t ho is the clement in ,vhich aown. 'fhcso ro.ther tlum other nn<l more prnycrful nctivity lives and moves" (Meyer). surprising prodigies of snpornntnrul energy Snrely this paesngo is the true justificatiot1 (BB even IJengel s11pposed wns his mcnning, of_ prayer to Christ himself, as identically one pointing Jo tho hcoling onergy of Pater's with the Fntlier (see Rev. vii. 17). "This shadow,elo.)wcro the greater works to which thing I will do" is strongly in favour r,f ha probnbly (oh. v. 20) referred, though he this interpretation. That the Father may be gives a reason which would check oil pre- gloriftad in the Son. The end of th ia praycr- sumption: Because I am going to the Father. offering and the Lord's response is that the The contrast, then, is between the humilin- Father may be glorified; the F:ither who tion ond oxaltotion of Christ, between works bas such « Son ie thereby glorifietl in the wrought in his flesh ond those that would grateful love of his children, and in the Son be done by him whon at the right bnnd of himself, who is seen thus to be the link be- power. Without him, separotcd from him, tween him and bis other children. independently of his continued and aug- Ver. H.-If ye shall a.ak me 1 anything in mented energy working through them, they my Name, etc., is, omitting the Tva. clause of would do nothing (eh. xv. 5; comp. hero the former utterance, o. solemn repetition of Mo.tt. xxi. 21, 22). In the le.at passage, in the promise. The only conclition being "in answer to believing prayer, the disciples were my Name." "Our Lord Christ foresaw told tlmt they would do greater things than that this article would go bard with human wither up the fig tree, or remove the moun- reason, and that it would be much assailed tain into the sea. Probably (see Hengsten• by the devil." "Whnt ye e.ak," says he, "I berg) these terms, "fig tree," "mountain," will do. I am God, who may do and give " sea," were used in their prophetico-sym- all things." The peculiarity of the R.T. bolic sense, and were not hyperbolio pro- lays, indeed, special emplle.si3 on Christ's mises, but definite propheciEs of the over- own power and willingness to receive and throw of the J cwish state, and tile fall of answer pro.yer. the Romo.n power under the word of those Ver. 15.-If ye love me, keep• my com- who believed on him. These vast privileges mandments. This grent saying is enlarged and functions are here attributed to "be- on in the subsequent section-the relation lievers," not merely to the apostles, or princes of love to obedience, obedience producing in · liis kingdom. This extra.ordi1mry pro- love, and love suggesting obedience and sup- mise is no disparagement of his supreme plying it with motive. T/zs JvTo>../u T<JS J,,,J.s, authority, but will be proof that he eitteth " the commandments which are peculiarly on tlie right hand of the Majesty on high. mine" (see Westcott on eh. xv. 9), "as either Ver. la.-The great word tbnt follows adopted and reuttered by me, or o.s origi- may hang closely on the "been use" of nating in my new relation to you." "Guard ver. 12. Whetl.Jer tho.t be so or not, the them as n sacred deposit, obey them as the power of their hamla to perform these greo.ter only reasonable response you ca.n make to works is in o.nswer to prayer presented to uuthoritative comnmnd." It is l!Omcwhat himself, o.nd thei.r snccess is nothing less startling to finJ the great prom;se that than his own nctivity. And whatsoever ye follows conditionakJ by loving obedience, ask in my Name, that will I do (see Luther). seeing that love and obedience in any sin- Here for the first time our Lord uses these ful man, lo'l"e to Christ it.self, are elsewhere words. Frequently (eh. v. 43; x. 25) he made the work of the Holy Spirit. But we had spoken of the Father's Name, and in here come across tlJat which often perplexes Matt. xviii. 20 <is TO lµ~v ~voµa occurs; but the student, viz. the contrast between the now he suggests a. new and vitalizing condi- tion of prayer. Luthardt line suggested that 1 The µe here stancls on the authority of
the believer, being "in CLrist," prays to the N, B, E, ll, Itali~, Vulgate, Syriac, and a Father, who is o.lso in Christ. Dut the lv is largo number of clll'Sives.. It is introduced used here in two entirely distinct scnset1- by R.T. ancl Tiscliendorf (8th edit.). 'fre- Others have said, faking "No.mo" ns the gelles, Alford, o.nd Lange omit it, with T.n. oompendium of all his perfections, that The introduction of it may be <ruiier to asking "in his Nawo" meant in full recog- account for tho.n the omission. The Revisers nition of his Person o.nd his relation to notice ihe omission in ihe margin. them and to the Father. The Name of the • Tregellca, Ti3ehendorf (8th edit.), and Son reveuls the Futher, and by assuming R.T. rcacl Tf/PtJITET<, "ye will keep," with this most excellent No.me, nnd having its (N), B, L, 5!, 73, N ree.ding Tf/Pf/'17/Te. The fulnese of meaning avouched by the Rosur- T.R., Lnchmann, etc., read 1"11pt!1Tan, with A., rootion o.ncl Ascension, the Father wns truly D, Q, A, and so large nu amount of authority munifested. Others, again, urge that Christ's that we hesitate to adopt the revised teJ<t. .JOHN,-Il, Q THE GOSrEL ACCORDING TO ST, JOUN. [en. xiv. 1-31..