PART XII. THE HOLY SPIRIT AS THE PARACLETE, THE GREAT TEACHER AND REVEY BRANCER-John xiv. 25, 26:-"These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you," p. 345. §1. The introductory statement, p. 348. § 2. A farther description of the Paraclete, p. 349. (1.) "The Holy Ghost," p. 349. (2.) Sent by the Father in the name of the Son, p. 349. § 3. The work of the Paraclete-to explain and bring to remembrance all that Christ had said, p. 350.

PART XIII. CHRIST'S PEACE HIS LEGACY TO HIS PEOPLE-John xiv. 27:-"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you:" p. 352. gi. What is Christ's peace? p. 353. § 2. How is it Christ's peace! p. 354. 3. How is this peace a legacy? p. 354. §4. How is it given "not as the world giveth"? p. 355.

PART XIV. CHRIST'S RETURN TO HIS FATHER A FIT REASON, NOT FOR GRIEF, BUT FOR JOT, TO HIS DISCIPLES-John xiv. 27, 28:-"Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard w I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye uld rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater th.. I," p. 358.

PART XV. THE DESIGN OF OUR LORD IN PREDICTING COMING EVENTS-John xiv. 29: -"And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe," p. 368.

PART XVI. THE APPROACHING, BUT VAIN, ASSAULT OF THE PRINCE OF THIS WORLD, AND OUR LORD'S READINESS TO MEET IT-John xiv. 30, 31 :-"Hereafter I will not talk much with you; for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence," p. 373.

PART XVII. THE TRUE VINE-John xv. 1-3:-"I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit He taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you," p. 379. § 1. The vine and its branches, p. 382. § 2. Its Cultivator, and his work, p. 384.

PART XVIII. THE DUTY OF CHRISTIANS TO ABIDE IN Christ, and let CHRIST ABIDE IN THEM, ENJOINED AND ENFORCED-John xv. 4-8:—“ Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples," p. 391. § 1. The duty enjoined, p. 392. (1.) “Abide in me,” p. 393. (2.) “Let me abide in yon,” p. 394. 2. The duty enforced, p. 396. (1.) It is necessary to prevent unfruit fulness and its consequences, p. 396. (2.) It is necessary to secure fruitfulness and its consequences, p. 400.

PART XIX. THE DUTY OF CONTINUING IN CHRIST'S LOVE-John xv. 9-11:-" As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full," p. 407. § 1. The principle on which the precept is based, p. 408. § 2. The duty enjoined, p. 415. (1.) What is meant by Christ's love? p. 415. (2) What is meant by continuing in Christ's love? p. 416. § 3. The manner in which compliance with the precept is to be yielded, p. 418. § 4. Motives to comply

with the injunction, p. 422. (1.) Thus will they resemble their Lord, p. 422. (2) Thus will they minister to their Lord's enjoyment, p. 422. (3.) Thus will they promote their own happiness, p. 425.

PART XX. CHRISTIANS ARE BOUND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS CHRIST HAS LOVED THEM ALL-John xv. 12-17:-"This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have head of my Father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, Ile may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one another," p. 426. § 1. The duty enjoined, p. 427. (1.) Mutual love, p. 427. (2.) Love like that of our Lord, p. 431; 1. Discriminative, p. 432: 2. Sincere, p. 433; 3. Spontaneous, p. 434; 4. Fervent and copious, p. 434; 5. Disinterested, p. 435; 6. Active, p. 435; 7. Self-denying and self-sacrificing, p. 436; 8. Considerate and wise, p. 436; 9. Generously confiding and kindly forbearing, p. 437; 10. Constant, 437; 11. Enduring, p. 438; 12. Holy and spiritual, p. 438; 13. Universal, p. 439. § 2. Motives, p. 440. (1.) The commandment of Christ, p. 441. (2.) The example of Christ, p. 444.

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PART XXI. THE DISCIPLES FORTIFIED AGAINST THE HATRED AND OPPOSITION OF THE WORLD-John XV. 18-27; xvi. 1-15:-"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not Him that sent me. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin; but now they have no cloak for their sin. that hateth me, hateth my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen, and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall estify of me and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor

me.

But these things have I told you, that, when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. But now I go my way to Him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they believe not on me: of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more: of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall be speak: and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me; for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you," p. 461. § 1. The facts stated, p. 461. § 2. The facts accounted for, p. 471. 3. Reasons why the disciples should not be troubled by the hatred and persecution of the world, telt or feared, 483. (1.) The disciples had no cause to be astonished at the hatred and opposition of the world, p. 484. (2.) The disciples had no reason to be

stumbled at the hatred and opposition of the world, p. 489. (3.) The disciples had no reason to be ashamed of the hatred and opposition of the world, p. 494. § 4. The disciples had no reason to be discouraged by the hatred and opposition of the world, p. 507. (1.) The Holy Spirit will so testify to them and by them, as that the world shall be convinced, p. 507. (2.) The departure of Christ is necessary and sufficient to secure the coming of the Holy Spirit, p. 523.

PART XXII. CONCLUSION OF THE DISCOURSE-John xvi. 16-33:-"A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again a little while, and ye shall see me; because I go to the Father. Then said some of his disciples among themselves, what is this that he saith unto us. A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Fatheri They said therefore, What is this that he saith, a little while we cannot tell what he saith. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again a little while, and ye shall see me? Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall re joice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, He will give it you Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God." Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. These things I have spoken u..to you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world,” p. 528. § 1. Enigmatical decla ration of our Lord, p. 529. § 2. The perplexity of the disciples, p. 536. § 3. Our Lord's explicatory remarks, p. 539. § 4. The disciples' declaration of satisfaction with their Lord's explicatory remarks, and of confirmed faith in his divine mission, p. 563. § 5. Concluding cautions and consolations, p. 569. -NOTE A, p. 492; NOTE B, 581.-ADDITIONAL NOTES, pp. 582, 583.

DISCOURSES AND SAYINGS

OF

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

EXPOSITION XIX.

THE PARTING WARNING.

JOHN XII. 34-36.-"The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up! who is this Son of man? Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you: walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them."

AN acquaintance with the letter of the Holy Scriptures is a very important acquisition. It is not the knowledge which is eternal life, but it is the basis of that knowledge. Where the first is wanting, the second cannot exist. It is the instrument which the Holy Spirit employs in bringing men to that understanding and faith of divine truth which are 66 able to save the soul." He who is acquainted-it may be, well acquainted-with the Scriptures literally, may be, notwithstanding, altogether ignorant of them spiritually; but he who is ignorant of them literally, cannot be at all acquainted with them spiritually.

This literal kind of acquaintance with the Scriptures is eagerly to be sought, but it is not to be rested in; it is a means, not an end. If it be regarded as an end, it will be productive of no real permanent advantage; for all the purposes of direction, motive, and consolation, it will be found useless; and it may even prove dangerous and injurious. The Apostle Peter speaks of men who, in his days, "wrested the Scriptures to their own destruction;" which they could not have done if they had not had some literal acquaintance with them; and every one at all acquainted with the history of the christian church knows, that the most specious

12 Pet. iii. 16.

arguments in support of the most dangerous errors have been de duced from mistaken interpretations of the sacred writings, and have been brought forward by men most familiarly versant in them. And—

"Of all the arts sagacious dupes invent,

To cheat themselves, and gain the world's consent,
The worst is Scripture warp'd from its intent."2

Of the possibility of misemploying a literal acquaintance with Scripture, and thus deriving, not advantage, but injury, from it, we have a striking illustration in the incident which introduces the subject of this exposition. We find our Lord's Jewish auditors employing their literal acquaintance with the Old Testament Scriptures in hardening themselves in unbelief. From the predictions in reference to the Messiah they draw a reason, not for receiving, but for rejecting, our Lord's testimony respecting his death, and the important events which were to result from it.

On learning that certain Gentiles had discovered an earnest wish to be introduced to him, our Lord, viewing this event as the earnest of the calling of the Gentiles, the gathering of the people to him, had exclaimed, in holy ecstasy, "The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified." The period is at hand when he shall sit down on his throne-the throne of the world, and enter on the administration of his kingdom-a kingdom that shall rule over all.' He had indicated, in striking, though enig matical terms, that he must stoop to death and the grave, before, and in order to, ascending this throne, and entering into this kingdom, the suffering and the glory standing to each other, not only in the relation of consecutive events, but of cause and effect.

He had declared, that though the anticipated severity of the approaching struggle and agony moved to their nethermost depths those principles of his holy humanity which led him to shrink from pain, it was his unaltered-his unalterable-resolution and desire, that the purpose for which he had been brought into his present circumstances should proceed onward to its accom. plishment, at whatever cost of sacrifice and suffering to him; and that his prayer was not, "Father, save me from this bour," but, "Father, glorify thy name."

Re-assured and calmed by the heavenly voice, "I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again," he declares that, on his being lifted up from the earth, events the most important and beneficial should take place, the judgment of this world, the casting out of its prince, and the drawing of all men to himself. He should sit down on the throne of universal rule, as the rightful Judge and Governor of the world; he should expel from his usurped dominion "the wicked one," who so long had been its prince and its God; while he should gather emancipated men around him, as the conqueror of their oppressor, and as

their deliverer.

2 Cowper.