A Commentary upon the GoJßel Chap,i 8.. Verfe 23. I in them and thou in me ] Chrift was the, only, fit Mediatour : as being Cod for the bufineffi with God; and man, for the bufìneflè with man. He is the bridge that joynethHeaven and Earth together, faith gregory.. He is that ladder ofafcenfr- on to God : faith firft laies hold upon Chrift,as man :and by it, as by. a mean;makes way to God ; and in it embraceth the Godhead, which is of it felf fire confirming. We may fafely fail through. Chrifts bloud,into the bofomof the Father. Verfe 24. Be With,me,.where I am.] It is part of Chrifts joy, that we (hall bewhere he is. He will not thereforebe longwith-, out us. David is fent byGod to Hebron, to be crowned.: he will not upalone,, but takes withhim all his men with all,theirhour holds. They (hall take fuch part as himfelf , notwithftanding their late mutiny at Zil¿dag.Sodealeth the. LordChrift with all his; and this fhould digeft all their forrows.. Chrift will not behappy a- lone : as a tender Father,hecan enjoy nothing, ifhis children may not have part with him,. Verfe 25. _O righteousFather.].; Gods righteoufneffe is either =, i... Ofequity, to punifh offences. Or, 2. Offidelity, to make good his Promifes. Inwhich refpe& it is no arrogáncynorprefumptiott ( faid Mafter Glover, Martyr ) to burthen God as it were, with his Promifes ;, and of durie to claime his aid , helpand affiftance. Verfe 26. That the'love &c.] Clarit.0 in intelletlupant arda, rem in affei1ut. Ignoti nulla cupid°, CHAp.XVIII.. Verfe I. Over the brook; Cedron ]` His was the.-Town-ditch,,2 Chron. 30.. 14. and had its name from its darknefle or muddineffe: forit received the baggage, as a. common frock. Not.far from hence was thevalley. of Hin- nom., wherein there was kept a continual! . fire for the burningof dead carcafes andother garbage , as Kimchi notes upon'Ffa1. 27. Hence hell is called,tj'ehenna... Verfe 2. end7udas alfa, which betrayed him] No fuch dan- ger toChrif}sChurch by, any as by Apoftates and falfe brethren, Gal. 2. 4. ?align, of a forwardProfeffour became a furious perfe- cutour, and drew more from the faith by fraudand craft , then all the
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