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CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

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."-p. 13.

Mistaken apprehensions of the Jews respecting the permanent residence of the

Messiah on earth, p. 16. Our Lord's warning and exhortation to the Jews in

reference to his approaching departure, p. 18. Their duty to "walk" while

they had the light, p. 21. The means of performing the duty-"Believe in the

light," p. 22. The consequence of believing in the light-becoming "children

of the light," p. 23. Application to our circumstances, p. 24.

EXPOSITION XX.

ON THE DETAILS AND RESULTS OF THE PUBLIC MINISTRY OF

JESUS CHRIST.

JOHN XII. 37-50.-"But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet

they believed not on him: that the saying of Esaias the prophet might be ful-

filled which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath

the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they could not believe, because

that Esaias said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart;

that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be

converted, and I should heal them. These things said Esaias, when he saw his

glory, and spake of him. Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed

on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should

be put out of the synagogue: For they loved the praise of men more than the

praise of God. Jesus cried, and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on

me, but on him that sent me. And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me. I

am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide

.n darkness. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not:

for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me,

and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him; the word that I have

spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of my-

self; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should

say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life ever-

lasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I

speak."-p. 26,

INTRODUCTION, p. 26.-PART I. OF THE DETAILS OF OUR LORD'S MINISTRY, p. 30. § 1.

The doctrines he taught, p. 30. (1.) The divinity of his mission, p. 32. (2.)

The divinity of his doctrine, p. 32. (3.) The divinity of his person, p. 33.

(4.) The design of his mission, p. 34. (5.) The manner of being interested in

his salvation, p. 34. (6.) The doom of those who refuse to believe, p. 35.

§2. The manner of his teaching, p. 37. (1.) Public, p. 37. (2.) Earnest, p.

37. (3.) Fearless, p. 38. § 3. The evidence he produced, p. 41. (1.) Our

Lord did miracles, p. 41. (2.) Our Lord did great miracles, p. 44. (3.) Our

Lord did many great miracles, p. 45. (4.) Our Lord did his miracles be-

fore his countrymen, p. 46. (5.) Other qualities of our Lord's miracles fitted

to secure belief, p. 46.—PART II. OF THE RESULTS OF OUR LORD'S

ISTRY, p. 50. § 1. The body of the Jewish nation did not believe, p. 51.

82. A minority who did believe, from worldly motives suppressed their con-

viction, p. 57.-CONCLUSION, p. 59.-NOTE A., Hume's sophism respecting mir-
acles.—Douglas.

EXPOSITION XXI.

THE WASHING OF THE APOSTLES' FEET, AND ITS IMPORT.

JOHN XII. 1-17.-p. 66.

MIN-

The narrative, p. 67. Peter's refusal, p. 68. Our Lord's replies, p. 69. Emblem-

atical meaning of washing the apostles' feet, p. 70. Practical design of wash-

ing the apostles' feet, p. 72. Application to our circumstances, p. 76.

EXPOSITION XXII.

THE TREASON PREDICTED.

JOHN XIII. 18-20.-"I speak not of you all; I know whom I have chosen: but

that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up

his heel against me. Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to

pass, ye may believe that I am he. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that re-

ceiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth

Him that sent me."—p. 79.

Intimation that a professed friend should betray him, p. 81. This the fulfilment

of ancient prediction, p. 83. The oracle, Psal. xli. 9, explained, p. 84. Design

of our Lord in predicting this event, and referring the apostles to the Old

Testament oracle, p. 88. Probable connection of the concluding words of the

subject of exposition, p. 90. Practical improvement, p. 90.

EXPOSITION XXIII.

THE SON OF MAN AND HIS GOINGS.

MATT. XXVI. 24; LUKE XXII. 22.-"The Son of man goeth, as it is written of him,”

-"goeth, as it was determined."-p. 92.

INTRODUCTION, p. 92.-PART I. THE SON OF MAN, p. 94.

§ 1. Reference of the ap-

pellation, p. 94. § 2. Origin of the appellation, p. 95. §3. Meaning of the

appellation, p. 96. (1.) A real man, p. 97. (2.) The perfect man, p. 99. (3.)

The representative-man, p. 99. (4.) The God-man, p. 100. (5.) The predicted

man, p. 100.
PART II. THE GOING OF THE SON OF MAN, p. 102. § 1. He went to

the grave, p. 103. § 2. He went to the grave as it is written, p. 111. § 3.

He went to heaven, p. 113. § 4. He went to heaven as it is written, p. 114.-

CONCLUSION, p. 116.

EXPOSITION XXIV.

THE TRAITOR DETECTED AND DISMISSED.

MATT. XXVI. 21-25. MARK XIV. 18-21. LUKE XXII. 21-23. JOHN XIII. 21-30.-p. 120.

Intimation that one of the apostles should betray him, p. 122. Effect of this on

Judas, p. 122. On the rest of the disciples, p. 123. The intimation reiterated,

p. 124. Peter's request to John, p. 125. John's question to our Lord, p. 125.

Our Lord's reply, p. 126. Our Lord's address to Judas, p. 127. Judas' question

to our Lord, p. 129. Our Lord's answer, p. 129. Judas' departure, p. 129.

Practical improvement, p. 130.

EXPOSITION XXV.

THE TRIPLE GLORIFICATION.

JOHN XIII. 31, 32.-"Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the

Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God be glorified in him,

God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him."—p.132.

PART I. THE GLORIFICATION OF THE SON OF MAN IN AND BY HIS SUFFERINGS, p. 135.

§ 1. As the perfect man, p. 135. § 2. As the representative-man, p. 138. § 3.

As the God-man, p. 141. § 4. As the predicted man, p. 142.-PART II. THE

GLORIFICATION OF GOD IN THE SON OF MAN SUFFERING, p. 145. § 1. God glorified

in the sufferings of the Son of man, viewed in themselves, p. 149. (1.) The

Divine power glorified, p. 149. (2.) The Divine wisdom glorified, p. 151. (3.)

The Divine justice glorified, p. 153. (4.) The Divine faithfulness glorified, p.

158. (5.) The Divine benignity glorified, p. 159. § 2. God glorified in the

results of the sufferings of the Son of man. p. 161. (1.) In the events them-

selves, p. 161. (2.) In these events as the results of the sufferings of the Son of

man, p. 162.—PART III. THE GLORIFICATION BY God of the Son of man, on ACCOUNT

OF HIS SUFFERINGS, IN CONSEQUENCE OF GOD BEING GLORIFED IN THEM, p. 164. § 1.

God glorified the Son of man, p. 165. (1.) Under his sufferings, p. 165. (2.)

After his sufferings, p. 166. § 2. God glorified the Son of man "in himself," p.

171. § 3. God glorified the Son of man "straightway," p. 172. § 4. God's

glorification of the Son of man was the result and the reward of his having

glorified God in and by his sufferings, p. 173. Improvement, p. 174.-NOTE A,

p. 176.

EXPOSITION XXVI.

THE NEW COMMANDMENT.

JOHN XIII. 33-35.-"Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall

seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I

say to you. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another;

as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know

that
ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."-p. 179.

Introductory statement respecting his near approaching departure, p. 179. The
'new commandment," p. 183. The kind of love enjoir ed-love to each other,

p. 184.
Love like this to them, p. 184. How a new commandment," p. 185.

Obedience to this command, the badge of discipleship, p. 185. Improvement,

P. 186.

EXPOSITION XXVII.

PETER WARNED.

JOHN XIII 36-38. MATT. XXVI. 31-35. MARK XIV. 27-31. LUKE XXII. 31-34.-p. 188.

Peter's unbecoming inquiry, p. 188. Our Lord's gracious answer, p. 191. Peter's

pertinacious rejoinder, p. 191. Our Lord's solemn announcement and warning

to all the apostles, p. 192. Reference to an Old Testament oracle, Zech. xiii. 7,

p. 192. Peter's rash statement, p. 194. Our Lord's warning, consolation, and

exhortation to him, p. 194. Peter's presumptuous confidence, p. 196. Our

Lord's final reply to him, p. 197. Improvement, p. 198.

ADDITIONAL NOTE to EXPOS. X.-p. 199.

EXPOSITION XXVIII.

THE VALEDICTORY DISCOURSE.

JOHN XIV., XV., XVL

INTRODUCTION, p. 200.-PART I. FAITH IN GOD AND IN CHRIST, THE ANTIDOTE TO

HEART-TROUBLE—John xiv. 1:-"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in

God, believe also in me," p. 203. §1. The causes of the disciples trouble of

heart, p. 203. § 2. The means of obtaining relief from this heart-trouble--

faith in God-faith in Christ, p. 205. (1.) "What is it to believe in God and

in Christ?" p. 207. (2.) How Faith in God and in Christ was fitted to relieve

the heart-trouble of the disciples, p. 208. (3.) How faith in God and in Christ

was fitted to relieve the heart-trouble of Christians, in every country and

age, p. 210.

PART II. WHITHER CHRIST WAS GOING, AND WITH WHAT PURPOSE-John xiv. 2, 3:—

"In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have

told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place

for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there

ye may be also," p. 214. § 1. The results of Christ's going away to himself, p.

215.2. The results of Christ's going away to his disciples, p. 318.

PART III. CHRIST THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE—John xiv. 4-6 :-" And whither

I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know

not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto

him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,

but by me," p. 226. § 1. Our Lord's saying which was misapprehended by the

disciples, p. 228. § 2. The disciples' misapprehension of our Lord's saying, p.

229. § 3. Our Lord's correction of the disciples' misapprehension, p. 230. (1.)

He is the way, p. 281. (2.) He is the truth, p. 232. (3.) He is the life, 233.

(4.) He is the only way to the Father, p. 234.

Jesus

PART IV. OUR KNOWLEDGE OF GOD IS DEPENDENT ON, AND CORRESPONDING TO, OUR

KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST-John Xxiv. 7-11:-"If ye had known me, ye should have

known my Father also; and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not

known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest

thou then, Show us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father,

and the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you, I speak not of my-

self: but the Father, that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me

that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very

works' sake," p. 238.