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do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? One man hath JOHN this, another that, and what the one hath, the other hath not; 29-36. there is a measure, there is a certain division of gifts. To men, then, is given by measure; and concord doth of them make one body. As the hand receiveth one kind that it may work, another the eye that it may see, another the ear that it may hear, another the foot that it may walk; yet is the soul one which acteth all, in the hand to work, in the foot to walk, in the ear to hear, in the eye to see: so be also divers the gifts of the faithful, being distributed to them as unto members by the measure proper to each. But Christ, Who giveth, receiveth not by measure.

11. For hear still further what follows: because he had said of the Son, For not by measure giveth God the Spirit: v. 35. the Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand. He hath added, Hath given all things into His hand, that thou shouldest know here also with what distinction it is said, The Father loveth the Son. For why? doth not the Father love John? and yet hath He not given all things into his hand. Doth not the Father love Paul? and yet hath He not given all things into his hand. The Father loveth the Son: but as Father loveth Son, not as Lord loveth servant; as the Only Son, not as an adopted son. And therefore, hath given all things into His hand. What meaneth, All things? That the Son should be so great as is the Father. For unto equality begat He unto Himself Him to Whom it were no robbery, in the form of God, to be equal with God. Phil. 2, The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand. Therefore, seeing He hath vouchsafed to send unto us the Son, let us not imagine that there hath been sent to us somewhat that is less than the Father The Father sending the Son hath sent His1 other self.

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226 Through the Manhood we apprehend the Godhead. HOMIL. holy concupiscence of seeing Thy Father Who sent Thee; shew us Him, and we shall desire nothing more of Thee: for it sufficeth us when He is shewn, than Whom can be none greater.' A good concupiscence: a good desire: but small understanding. Accordingly, the Lord Jesus Himself, taking note of them, that they were small persons seeking great things, and Himself great among the small, and small too among the small, saith to Philip who had spoken this, John 14, being one of the disciples; Have I been so long time with you, 9. and have ye1 not known Me, Philip? Here Philip might have vistis answered, We have known Thee; but said we to Thee, Lat. and Shew us Thyself? Thee we have known, but it is the Father we ask for.' He added straightway; He that hath seen Me, hath seen the Father also. If then One equal with the Father was sent, let us not estimate Him after the weakness of the flesh, but let us think of the Majesty clad with flesh, not weighed down by flesh. For, remaining God with the Father, among men He became Man, that thou through Him, Who unto thee became Man, mightest become qualified to take in God. For man was not able to take in God: the Man, indeed, man was able to see; the God, he was not able to take in. Wherefore not able to do this? Because the eye of the heart, whereby to take This in, he had not. You see, then, there was inwardly something sore, and something outwardly sound: the eyes of the body, those were sound; the eyes of the heart were sore. He, then, was made Man to the eye of the body; that, believing on Him Who could be bodily seen, thou mightest be cured for the seeing even Him, Whom spiritually thou wast not able to see. Have I been so long time with you, and have ye not known Me, Philip? He that hath seen Me, hath seen the Father also. Why saw they Him not? Lo, they did see Him, and the Father they saw not: they saw the flesh, and the Majesty was hidden. What the disciples who loved Him saw, the same saw also the Jews who crucified Him. Inwardly then, He was all that He is, and in such sort inwardly in the flesh that He was with the Father still: for He did not leave the Father when He came to the flesh.

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227 hear what followeth; He that believeth on the Son hath JoHN everlasting life; but he that believeth not the Son shall not. 29-36. see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. He said not, v. 36. The wrath of God cometh to him; but, The wrath of God abideth on him. All that are born mortals, have with them the wrath of God. What wrath of God? That which the first Adam received. For, if the first man sinned, and it was said to him, Thou shalt die the death, the same became Gen. 2, mortal, and we began to be born mortals; with the wrath. of God are we born. Thereof came the Son, not having sin, and was clad with flesh, clad with mortality. If He became fellow with us in the wrath of God, are we slow to become fellows with Him in the grace of God? Whoso then will not believe on the Son, the wrath of God abideth on him. What wrath of God? That of which the Apostle saith, We were Eph. 2, also by nature children of wrath even as the rest. All, therefore, children of wrath; because coming from the curse of death. Believe on Christ made mortal for thee, that thou mayest receive Him immortal; for when thou shalt have received His immortality, neither shalt thou be mortal. He was living, thou wast dying; He died, that thou mayest live. He hath brought the grace of God, hath taken away the wrath of God. God hath overcome death, that death should not overcome man.

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When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (though Jesus Himself baptized not, but His disciples,) He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. And He must needs go through Samaria. Then cometh He to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with His journey, sat thus on the well; and it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give Me to drink. (For His disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Samaria unto Him, How is it that Thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and Who it is that saith to thee, Give Me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water. The woman saith unto Him, Sir, Thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep from whence then hast Thou that living water? Art Thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water will thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him

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