John 13

John 13:1

BEfort.] the day before the Iewes celeorated the Passeover, having transferred it to the day following that, which was appointed by the Law, where as Christ did celebrate it the same day, see upon Matthew 26:1. Luke 22:7.

John 13:2

Supper,] Namely of the legall Passcover. After which by an old observante not specified in the Law, the Iewes having washed their feere againe, as they had done at the beginning of the Pshall Supper sate to the Table againe, and did eate every one a bit of unleavened bread dipped in a sawce made of bitter hear be, which was distributed unto their by the Father of the family, and dranke round of one and the selfe same cup, called the cup of praise: because they did sing certaine holy hymnes, after which the assembly did breake up. All this was observed by the Lord, as it appeares by Luke 22:17; Luke 22:20. and after that he instituted the holy Sacrament: taking the ceremonies thereof, from this second part of the Palchall Supper of the Iewes.Having now,] this seemes to bee noted for a preparation to that which Christ said and did afterwards to Iudas, ver. 18. 21, 26.

John 13:3

Knowing,] according to the authority which he had receaved of supreame head of the Church, he ordained the Sacrament of the holy Supper, with the promise of his power, to serve for a lively remembrance, and pledge of him absent, and ascended into heaven. Or he would plainely say, that knowing his death and glorification drew neere hee would establish this Sacrament: wherein he did communicate to his Church the fruit and vertue of both the one and the other.

John 13:7

Thou shalt know,] by the explication that Christ gave afterwards of it, ver. 12. or by the internall illumination of his Spirit, after his ascent into heaven.

John 13:8

If I wash thee not,] namely by the spirituall washing of regeneration, wherewith the Lord would revive the signe given in Baptisme, before hee would admit his Disciples to his Table: to shew the preparation required thereunto, 1 Corinthians 11:27-28. and that without the Spirit of Sanctification no man hath part in Christ, Romans 8:9.

John 13:9

Not my feet only,] if thou meanest the washing of the sould, wash me all over.

John 13:10

Hee that is,] that is to say your sins are already forgiven you, and your persons are already sanctified by the spirit: there remaine in you only certaine reliques of vice, by which you participate of the filth of the earth, which also must continually bee cleansed; as the foulenesse of the feere belonging to a cleane body, Sec 1 Corinthians 5:7.

John 13:12

Set downe againe,] Namely to institute the holy Supper, which having beene largely set downe by the other Evangelists, is here left out by Saint Iohn.

John 13:14

To wash,] that is to say to humble your selves to doe all deeds of Charity, and the basest and most abject kinds of service to one another.

John 13:18

Chosen, not onely to the charge and calling of being Apostles but also to eternall life, See Iohn 6. 70. and 15. 1. 6, 19 But that the,] not that Iudas had any intention to fulfill that prophecie: nor that he was by it forced to commit his misdeed: but this is spoken simplie nor to free the Apostles from their amazement, the deed having been foreseene and foretold.

John 13:19

Yoe may beleeve,] yee may be confirmed in beleeving my God head, by which I know the secrets of hearts, and things to come. And by this terrible accident, be rather strengthened, then shaken in your faith.

John 13:20

Verily,] having stiled his Apostles Messengers; or men sent, ver. 16. and having instructed them by his example to voluntary humilicy, he now authorizeth and confirmeth them against the contempt which humility doth breed.

John 13:21

Hee was troubled,] as much thorow the lively apprehension of the combates which hee was entring into, as thorow indignation and horrour of Iudas his wickednesse.

John 13:23

Was leaning,] according to the custome of those times in solemne feasts, to take their foode lying along and leaning upon their elbow upon a great bed about the table, so that the shoulders of one did meete with his next neighbours bosom, their feete hanging out of the bed, See upon Ezekiel 23:41. And that was specially observed in the Paschal Supper, disfering from the first Passeover, Exodus 12:11. where every thing was to be done in hast, to signifie the sodaine departure out of Aegypt: instead of which afterwards God suffered, by this diverse ceremony of eating the Passeover lying, the people to have a signe of the peaceable enjoying, which hee had granted them, of the foresaid benefit Loved,] to whom according to his will and pleasure hee bore some more tender and intimate humane affection then to the rest.

John 13:25

Saith unto him,] softly speaking in his eare, as Christ also answered him.

John 13:26

When bee had dipped,] in the second part of the Iewish Supper, see upon v. 2.

John 13:27

After the sop,] Whether It were, that seeing himselfe discovered by this act of the Lords, hee did shake off all feare of God, all curbe of conserence, and all respect of men, to give himselfe in prey to the Devills instigations, by whom he was already troubled, ver. 2. Or whither the Sonne of God by his supreame power did absolutely give him over into the hands of the Devill, taking away from him all manner of stay of his spirit, by which he had, until that time stayed him Doe quickly,] that is to say, the time of fulfilling thy malice is come, I doe represse it no longer, as I have heretofore done, run now with the reines loose. Words not of exhorcation, but of a wrathfull grant and abandoning.

John 13:30

Immediately,] because the sop was given to Iudas in the second part of the Paschall Supper, we may gather from hence that hee did not communicate of our Saviours Sacrament.

John 13:31

Now is the,] I am now entring into my last combates, in the victory of which shall appeare the strength of my deity and righteousnesse, and so my Fathers glory shall bee fully manifested, in the work of Redemption by me his Son, which being accomplished, he will give me a glorious reward for it in his Kingdome.

John 13:32

In himselfe,] not with any forraign & worldly glory; but with his own proper glory: to the fruition of which the Sonne of Gods humanitie hath also beene raised, by the glorious power of God, Romans 6:4. 2 Corinthians 13:4.

John 13:33

As I said,] Not to exclude his Disciples out of the Kingdome of Heaven, as the unbelieving Iewes: but only to shew that their entrance was yet put off for a time, v. 36.

John 13:34

A new,] that is to say a renewed one, and re-established into its originall sence by my word; and into its efficacy by my spirit: And a spirituall and internall Law diverse from ancient Ceremonies.