eir heart; that they fhould not fee with their eyes, derstand with their heart, and be converted, and I heal them. 41. Thele things faid Efaias, when he s glory, and fpake of him. 42. Nevertheless, a

the chief Rulers alfo many believed on him; but k beof the Pharifees they did not confefs him, left they be put out of the fynagogue. 43. For they loved' praife of men more than the praife of God.

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1 * See on Joh. 5. 41, 44′ mt Mar. 9. 37.. Whofoever fhall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that fent me.

required of thee, is in the Greek, This Night do they require thy Soul. ertain, that it was not abfolutely impoffible for them to believe, e our Saviour exhorts them fo to do, Ver. 36. And we cannot e that he would exhort Men to do that which he infallibly was not poffible to be done by them. Further, it is fpoken of as fomething extraordinary, that though he had done so many Miefore them, yet they believed not on him.

Man's Heart may be faid to be hardned, when it has fuch a Stifnefs ftinacy as will yield to no Motives, nor Persuasions. Such a hardGod never infufes or puts into any Man's Heart: But God may be n another Sense to harden Men, without any impeachment of his e, Wisdom, and Goodnefs; namely, when he does that, which in n Nature has no tendency to harden them, but they notwithstandake Occafion from thence to harden themselves. Thus Pharaoh was ned by the Punishments inflicted upon him, and by the removal em too; thus fome, as the Apoftle fpeaks, Rom. 2.4, 5. were hardby the Goodness, Forbearance, and Long-fuffering of God, which fhould led them to Repentance; thus many in our Days harden themselves n, because they are not immediately punished for it: And we in common Way of Speaking fay, that fuch and fuch are ruined by Tenderness and Indulgence of their Parents, &c. And even fome become more hardened by the wife Reproofs given them to reclaim n: But this is their Fault, not the Fault of God, or of those who eavour to do them good. Accordingly St. Matthew, Chap. 13. 25. St. Paul, A&ts 28. 26, 27. afcribe this Blindnets and Hardnets to mfelves.

will only add, that in the Eastern Phrafe and manner of Expreffion, erfon is faid to do that which he only permits or fuffers to be done. us God is faid to give the Heathen up to all Uncleanness, and to a rebate Mind, Rom. 1. Here is no pofitive Act of God expreffed; but the eaning is, he left them to themfelves, and to thofe evil Spirits they fe to worship, and the Vices they fell into were the neceffary Effects their Idolatry. Those who would fee this Matter more fully hand, may read the late Dean of St. Paul's Dr. Sherlock's Difcourfe Divine Providence, Chap. 6.

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a but on him that fent me. 45. And he that feeth me, feeth him that fent me. 46. I am come a light into the World, that whofoever believeth on me, fhould not abide in darkness. 47. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to fave the world. 48. He that £ rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the fame fhall judge him in the last day. 49. For I have noth spoken of my self; but the Father which fent me, he gave me a commandment what I fhould fay, and what I fhould fpeak. 50. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I fpeak therefore, even as the Father faid unto me, fo I fpeak.

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TOW before the feast of the Paffover, when Jefus knew that his hour was come, that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. 2. And fupper being ended, (the devil having now "put into the heart of Judas ifcariot, Simons fon, to betray him) 3. Jefus knowing that the Father had given all things in

at Pet. 1. 21. Who by him do believe in God that raised him up from the Dead, and gave him Glory, that your Faith and Hope might be in God.

+ See on Joh. 14. 9.

Ver. 36. See on Joh. 8. 12. a See on Joh. 3. 17. alfo the Note on Joh. 8. 15.

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Deut. 18. 19. It fhall come to pafs, that whofoever will not hearken unto my Words, which he fall speak in my Name I will re quire it of him. *Mar. 16. 16 He that believeth not,fhal: be damned. Joh. 8. 38 + Joh. 14.10. See

on Joh. 7. 16.

1. Deut. 18. 18. See on Joh. 7.40.

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e Mar. 16. 16. He that believ- 10 eth and is baptized fhall be faved1 Tim. 1. 15. This is a faithful Saying, and worthy of all Acceptation, that Chrift Jefus came into the World to fave Sinners. Pet. 3. 9. The Lord is not flack concerning his Promife (as fome Men count flacknefs) but is Longfuffering to us-ward, not willing that any fhould perish, but that all 20 Twelve. hould come to Repentance. See on Joh. 3. 17.

Luk. 10. 16.- He that de fpifeth me, defpifeth him that

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n Ver. 27.

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to his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God, 4. He riseth from fupper, and laid afide his garments, and took a towel and girded himself. 5. After that he poureth water into a bafon, and began to wash the difciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. 6. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter [Gr. be] faith unto him, Lord, doft thou wash my feet? 7. Jefus answered and said unto him, What I do, thou knoweft not now; but thou fhalt know hereafter. 8. Peter faith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jefus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou haft no part with me. Simon Peter faith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but alfo my hands and my head. 10. Jefus faith to him, He that is washed, needeth not, fave to wash his feet, but is clean every whit and ye are clean, but not all. 11. For he knew who should betray him; therefore faid he, Ye are not all clean. 12. So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was fet down again, he faid unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? 13. Ye call me Mafter, and Lord: and ye fay well; for fo I am. 14. If I then your Lord and Mafter, have washed your feet,

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Joh. 15. 3. Now ye are clean through the Word which I have 20 fpoken unto you.

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feet, ye alfo ought to wash one anothers feet. 15. For I have given you an example, that ye fhould do as Í have done to you. 16. Verily verily I fay unto you, The 'fervant is not greater than his Lord, neither he that is fent, greater than he that fent him. 17. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 18. I fpeak not of you all; I know whom I have chofen: but that the fcripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up his heel against me. 19. Now [Or, from henceforth] I tell you before it come, that when it is come to pafs, ye may believe that I am he. 20. Verily verily I fay unto you, h He that receiveth whomfoever I fend, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that fent me. 21. When Jefus had thus faid, he was troubled in fpirit, and teftified, and faid, Verily verily, I fay unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 22. Then the difciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he fpake. 23. Now there was leaning on Jefus bofom, one of his difciples whom Jefus 1 loved. 24. Simon Peter therefore beckened to him that he

a Rom, 12. 10. In Honour preferring one another. † Gal. 6. i, 2. Brethren, if a Man be overtaken in a Fault, ye which are fpiritual, reftore fuch an one in the Spirit of Meeknefs; confidering thy felf left thou alfo be tempted. Bear ye one anothers Burdens, and fo fulfil the Law of Christ. I Pet. 5. 5. All of you be fubject one to ano- 10 ther

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10. 40.

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i Mar. 3. 5. When he had look ed round about on them with Anger, being grieved for the Hardness of their Hearts.- Luk. 12. 50. I 15 have a Baptifm to be baptized with, and how am I Araitned till it be accomplished! Joh. 12. 27. Now is my Soul troubled

Jam. 1. 25. Whofo looketh into the perfect Law of Liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful Hearer, but a deer of the Work, this Man fhall be 20 bluffed in his deed. Jam. 4. 17. To him that knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is Sin.

e Pfal. 41.9. Yea, mine own familiar Friend in whom I trusted, 25 which did eat of my Bread, hath lift uphis Heel against me. † Mat. 36. 23. He that dippeth his Hand with me in the Dib, the fame fhall Letray me. Joh. 6. 64. The Word's 30

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fhould ask who it fhould be of whom he 1pake. 25. He then lying on Jefus breast, saith unto him, Lord, who is it? 26. Jefus answered, He it is to whom I fhall give a sop, [Or, Morfel] when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the fop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the fon of Simon. 27. And after the fop, m Satan entred into him. Then faid Jefus unto him," that thou doft, do quickly. 28. Now no man at the table knew for what intent he fpake this unto him. 29. For fome of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jefus had faid unto him, Buy thofe things that we have need of against the feaft: or that he fhould give fomething to the poor. 30. He then having received the lop, went immediately out: and it was night. 31. Therefore when he was gone out, Jefus faid, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32. If God be glorified in him, God fhall alfo glorifie him in himself, and fhall ftraightway glorife him. 33. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye fhall feek me: and as I faid unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; fo now I fay unto you. 34. A new commandment I give unto you,

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Joh. 12. 23, 28. Heb. 1. 3. Who being the Brightness of his Glory, and the exprefs Image of his Perfon, and upholding all things by the Word of his Power, when 10 he had by himfelf purged our Sins, fat down on the right Hand of the Majefty on high.

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