John 7

John 7:1

TO kill him,] his houre being not yet come.

John 7:3

Depart,] it is likely that they were afraid of King Herod, either for their own particulars, or in the behalfe of Christ, Luke 13:31 Thy Disciples,] which are in Iudea, and receive thy doctrine which here is rejected.

John 7:4

To be knowne,] namely to beare a title and quality of a publick person, as Doctor, Pastor, Ambassador, &c If thou doe,] seeing thou makest profession of teaching, and doest so many excellent miracles, seek a place more apt to cause all these things to bring forth fruit: in places of more note, as Iudea is.

John 7:5

For neither,] these things were spoken by them, not so much for any desire they had to advance his doctrine, as because they did not as yet so firmely beleeve in him. To contemne all dangers and accidents for the love of him and of his Gospell.

John 7:6

My time,] as much as to say, you may goe when you please. But I have certaine moments for all mine actions which are determined by my Fathers will and mine, which are not regulated by any humane will, example, or custome. See Iohn 2. 4

John 7:7

The world,] you need not be afraid of the, world, seeing you doe not fight against it, nor condemne it as I doe according to mine office, from whence grow up all these worldly persecutions against me.

John 7:10

As it were,] namely at the first, to kindle the desire of hearing and seeing him so much the more. Or to discover first whither there were any number, disposed by his first preachings for to receive him, to the end he might not shew himselfe in value.

John 7:14

Of the least,] which lasted eight dayes. Lev. 23. 34. 36.

John 7:15

Having never,] for it was a thing knowne that Iesus had not frequented the Schooles at Ierusalem, but had been brought up amongst mechanick people. See Mark 6:3.

John 7:16

Is not mine,] he would say two things, the one, My doctrine is not a humane science, which I have needed to learne by teaching, according as you take me to be simply man. It is a perfect knowledge of Gods mysteries, which as I am his Sonne, I have by eternall generation from the Father, and as Mediator in shape of man by voluntary communication. The other is, I doe most faithfully relate it; there being nothing diverse, much lesse contrary betweene the Father and me.

John 7:17

If any man,] the divinity and faithful Ye of my doctrine is so evident, that it can no way e contradicted, but onely by a wicked rebellion against God: but every soule that is well disposed by the Spirit to the true obedience of faith, and to voluntary humility, may very easily judge of it, 1 Corinthians 2:14-15. Philippians 1:17.

John 7:18

Of himselfe,] without any vocation: or not conforming his words to his commission Seeketh,] is moved thorow ambition to bring men to his opinions and will, wherein consisteth the false glory He that seeketh,] contrariwise the signe of a faithfull minister is to purchase audience and obedience for God only, which is his true glory.

John 7:19

Moses,] the meaning is. You do yet beare me malice, since that time as I healed the impotent man, and caused him to carry away his bed on the Sabbath day, Iohn 5. 8. as if I had violated the holinesse of the day. But if we ought to take that Commandement so strictly, how many wayes doe you transgresse it, either by vitious and sinfull actions, as also by common and indifferent actions, Luke 13. 15. & 14. 5. or in religious actions commanded by the law, Matthew 12:5. Iohn 7. 22.

John 7:20

The people,] who knew not what the chiefe intended Thou hast,] not for to devine, but be frantick, and speak senselesly as a man possessed with the Devill.

John 7:21

One worke,] namely the foresaid healing Marvell,] to see me so freely break the Sabbath.

John 7:22

Gave unto you,] as much as to say. If the law of the Sabbath be not violated by circumcision, which is administred on that day, when the eighth day from the birth of the childe fals thereon, Genesis 17:12. no more is it not by any other action of piety and vertue, such as mine was in healing the man that was sick of the palsie: and the commandement to do good at all times, limits the generall law of the Sabbath, as well as that of the Circumcision Not because,] that is to say, though circumcision was appointed and used before Moses by the ancient 〈…〉riarchs. Which seemes to be added to correct the Iewes superstitious veneration of the name and person of Moses.

John 7:24

According,] by a precipitate and superficiall judgement, without exact enquiry, as it were outwardly and by acceptation of persons, looking more upon some externall qualities (as that I am a Galilean, without degreee, without title, little followed, rejected by the chiefe) then to the grounds of my doctrine, and the truth which you heare from me; which are the two principall vices of a judge, who contrariwise ought to shut his eyes, and open his eares.

John 7:26

The Rulers,] of the Iewish nation, who sought to put Iesus to death, by cunning, and secretly. Or to take him to put him into the hands of the Romans, to whom was reserved the execution of capitall punishments.

John 7:27

But when,] a false opinion grounded upon that the Iewes expected then, as they doe now, the Messias to come suddenly, and unlooked for, as comming from heaven, according as his comming in the flesh is often described by the Prophets, as Isay 60. 2. Mal. 3. 1. and 4. 2. though for all that they have set downe his descent according to the flesh, and the time and place, and manner of his birth, &c.

John 7:28

Ye both,] that is to say, you have sufficient proofes for to know me, and indeed you are convinced in your owne consciences, that I am of divine originall, and that my vocation is from God. Iohn 9. 41. but you resist me out of pure malice. Or though you know whence I am, according to my corporall originall, yet neverthelesse I am the true Messias approved by the Father He that sent me,] the proofes which my Father hath given of my sending, Iohn 5. 32. are most certaine and infallible: but you being carnall and wilfully putting out all light that is within you, cannot wholesomely judge of them, nor know them, to be perswaded thereby. See Iohn 8. 14.

John 7:29

But I know him,] I have a cleer knowledge of him, and a most firme approbation within my selfe, which I oppose to all your contradictions.

John 7:34

Shall seek me,] namely, after ye have so rejected me as you do, ye shall go seeking the Messias, and the Saviour, and shall finde none; there being none other but I. And as for me, I being gathered up into heaven, you will not know where to finde me; because you know not what it is to seeke me in spirit and that your incredulity excludes you from accesse to my Father, and even from life everlasting.

John 7:35

Vnto the,] to the Iewes and Israelites, who were formerly gone amongst the Gentiles, and regenerated in religion, language, and customes, Iac. 1. 1. 1 Peter 1:1.

John 7:37

That great day,] this was the eight day of the feast of Tabernacles, a day of solemn assembly, Leviticus 23:36. So called by the Iews, as also the most solemn dayes of other feasts, Ioh. 19. 31 Saing,] the Iewes relate in their writings, that 〈◊〉 this last day of the Tabernacles, the people by an ancient tradition we and fetched water from the fountaine of Silo in certaine great vessels, and brought it into the Temple to the Priests, who powred it upon the Altar, singing the third verse of the twelfth Chapter of Isaiah, and from thence it should seeme that the Lord took this occasion of speaking of these spirituall waters.

John 7:38

Haith said,] these words formally are not set downe in Scripture, but seeme to be gathered from divers places, as Isay 35. 15. and 44. 3. in which under the figure of waters, are promised the abundance of the gifts of the holy Ghost, which should be powred upon the Church by the Messias: whereby there should be as it were a living spring of all manner of good works framed in each beleever.

John 7:39

The holy Ghost,] namely, this rich abundance of the graces of the spirit, as well those which were common to every beleever under the Gospell, in regeneration, illumination, &c. as the particular ones to certaine persons in the Church, in power of doing miracles, in prophecying, in speaking of strange languages, &c. See Acts 19:2 Because that,] See upon Iohn 16. 7.

John 7:40

Many,] namely, by a certaine confused and obscure inspiration from God, to judge of Christ, as of a divine person.

John 7:42

David was,] where the residence of his fathers houshold was.

John 7:52

Of Galilee,] of whence they judged Christ and his Disciples to be, by reason of their ordinary abode in that place.