John 14

John 14:1

BE troubled] Vers. 27. Chap. 16. 1.

beleeve also in me] I me whom God hath appointed to be your peace and reconciliation.

John 14:2

many mansions] This whole speech is metaphoricall: the meaning is, there is place in the kingdome of heaven for all the elect (which are many) according to their severall degrees of glory assigned them.

John 14:3

I will come again] At the latter day, Acts 1:11.

John 14:5

we know not whither thou goest] We do yet but imperfectly know.

John 14:6

I am the way] The onely means of salvation, the fountain of eternall life.

John 14:7

have seen him] To see God is to know him in Christ: no man hath or can see his Essence: but he that beleeveth hath seen his mercy.

John 14:10

the Father in me] For the fulnesse of the Deitie remaineth in Christ, Colos. 1. 19. & 2. 9.

not of my self] Note of my self as man.

he doeth the works] The miracles which ye have seen me do, are all wrought by Divine power, not humane.

John 14:12

shall he do also] He exhorteth them not to be offended at his passion, for as much as this power of doing miracles shall be derived to themselves also.

John 14:13

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name] Matthew 7:7. 1 John 5:14. Chap. 16. 23. If it be according to the will of God.

John 14:17

Spirit of truth] Who is truth, because very God.

John 14:18

comfortlesse Or, orphans. As forsaken Orphans, who have none to take care of them: but will come agan to you; after my resurrection, shewing my selfe to confirme your faith: but specially by inspiring you with the admirable gifts of the holy Spirit.

John 14:21

will manifest my self to him] Chap. 7. 17. Understand this of a spirituall exhibition of himself, not a bodily prefence.

John 14:22

not Iscariot] Not the Traytor Judas, but the same who was called Lebbeus or Thaddeus, Matthew 10:3. Thaddeus is a Syriack name, Judas an Hebrew.

John 14:23

he will keep my words] That is, obey me.

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you] Peace with God, peace of conscience, true comfort and happinesse in Christ.

John 14:28

greater then I] Understand this, not of the Deitie; for so is he equall with the Father: but as to the office of a Mediatour he took on him the forme of a servant, Phil. 2. 7.

John 14:30

prince of this world cometh] The devill: as Chap. 12. 31. He will stirre up all the malignity of wicked men against me. See Luke 22:52.

and hath nothing in me] He shall not have his will in me, because he cannot tempt me to sinne, though according to the will of my Father, I subject my self to death for mans redemption.