John 17

John 17:2

AS thou hast given him power, &c.] Matthew 28:18.

Power over all men.

John 17:3

, the onely true God] Not excluding himself and the holy Ghost; but intimating the whole Deitie in the name of the Father.

John 17:4

I have glorified thee] By doctrine and miracles, by my whole life on earth; now therefore glorifie me in my death.

John 17:6

unto the men] To my disciples, chosen out of the world, whom I have instructed.

thine they were] By eternall election.

John 17:8

and have known] Chap. 16. 27.

John 17:9

I pray for them] Specially for the Apostles, designed to so great and dangerous a work.

I pray not for the world] Not for reprobates.

John 17:11

keep through thine own Name] By thy power, because they are thine, and bear thy Name.

that they may be one] Joyned in unity of faith and love, as brethren in me.

John 17:12

sonne of perdition] Judas, a childe of destruction, or who deserved estruction; as they used to say, A son of death, 1 Samuel 20:31. & 1 Samuel 26:6. 2 Samuel 12:5. The Hebrews by this manner manner of speaking, expressed one that desperately perished, or was notoriously evill. Deuteronomy 13:13. 1 Samuel 2:12.

that the scripture might be fulfilled] Psalms 109:8.

John 17:13

I speak in the world] That is, being yet bodily present with him; I pray for, and with them.

John 17:14

they are not of the world] Because being separated by the spirit of regeneration, they dissent from them in their assections and conversations, as 1 Pet. 4. 4.

John 17:15

take them out of the world] By present death, because it was appointed that they should preach the Gospel to the world.

John 17:18

As thou hast sent me] Thou hast sent me to preach thy will for mans salvation, so now I having finished my course, assigne them to the same office; therefore assist and keep thou them, that they may perform it.

John 17:19

sanctified] Or, truly sanctified.

John 17:20

for these alone] The Apostles now with me, but for all the elect which shall hereafter beleeve.

John 17:21

that the world may beleeve] By their holy unity convicted, may confesse the power of my Spirit in them, and be united to the societie of their faith and holy unitie.

John 17:22

And the glory] Christian unitie the honour of God, gift of Christ, and glory of Christians.

John 17:24

Father, &c.] Chap. 12. 26.

be with me] In eternall glory and happinesse.

which thou hast given me] My glorified humane nature, as thou hast made me Head of the Church, God and man, from whom all glory and blessednesse shall eternally flow to them.

John 17:25

the world hath not known me] Meaning, as they ought, in the unitie of the Trinity. I onely have known thee, and they to whom I have revealed thee, and thy counsell. Matthew 11:27. John 8. 55. & 7. 29. & 10. 15.

John 17:26

that the love, &c.] That thou maist love them for my sake, and as thou hast loved me their head.