John 19

When children's hearts are shut up against their parents, the plague is in those hearts. Our blessed Savior took great care for his mother: when he was on the cross, he charged his disciple John to take her home to him as his mother, and see that she wanted nothing (John 19:26-2…

Answ. Some sins in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God than others. John 19:11. He that delivered me to you has the greater sin. The Stoic philosophers held, that all sins were equal.

(3.) The third pillar perseverance is built upon is the mystical union: Believers are incorporated into Christ, they are knit to him as members to the head, by the nerve and ligament of faith, that they cannot be broken off (Ephesians 5:23). What was once said of Christ's natura…

It will [illegible] profit the man that stands at the bar, to have all the [illegible] standers, when they hear his cause pleaded, to declare themselves for him, and to say that it is good, innocent and faultless; all this cannot justify him, but his case is still depending unti…

And therefore they are all to be at his disposal, to confirm or remove, as he saw reason and occasion. And this he did virtually in the sacrifice of himself, or the blood of his Cross, fulfilling and finishing of them all (John 19:30), breaking down the middle wall of partition,…

What else was the shame and pain of that death? He was crowned with thorns, and otherwise derided by the people and priests, his hands and feet were nailed to the Cross, and his side was pierced with a Spear to the effusion of water and blood (Matthew 27:29, 30, 31; John 19:34).…

For the Paschal Lamb was a sign of Christ the true Lamb of God, shadowing out diverse things worthy our observation: as first the Lamb; for the Passover was to be a Lamb of a year old, without spot or blemish: which signified unto us, that Christ was that immaculate Lamb of God…

And this state of the Church is expressed by this word in other places, as we shall see. The foundation of it was laid in that word of our Savior wherewith he gave up the ghost, [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] (John 19:30). It is finished or completed; that is, all things belonging…

For the mystery thereof was very great. Hence that Apostle which saw it and bare record of it in particular (John 19:34, 35) affirms likewise that he came by water and blood; and not by blood only (1 John 5:6). He came not only to make atonement for us with his blood, that we mi…

Here then behold the madness of the men of this world, that either seek for this blessing in the last place or not at all. The second testimony of Christ's righteousness given in the midst of his passion was, that he beheld his mother standing by, and commended her to the custod…

The least meal in the barrel, and oil in the cruse, when it is fed with a supply from heaven, shall prosper into abundance. Nicodemus that at first came to Christ by night, after boldly declares himself for him (John 19:30). Grace gets ground upon the flesh, and holiness by degr…

Conclusion 1. We hold that Christian charity is to extend itself to the very dead, and it must show itself in their honest burial, in the preservation of their good names, and in the help and relief of their posterity as time and occasion shall be offered (Ruth 1:8; John 19:23).…

See it in David (2 Samuel 16:10): 'Let him alone; it may be God has told him.' And in Christ (John 19:11): 'You could have no power against me, except it were given you from above.' It should much calm our spirits that it is the will of God to permit it; and had not he permitted…

Therefore he will not let them be lost: For their sins he may sometimes lay these Jewels to pawn, as he did, when Israel was in Babylon, but he will recover the pawn. The Church is una cum Christo Caro, Christs mystical body, the least bone whereof he will as surely preserve, as…

And he that sins of set purpose and presumption, or of obstinate and resolued malice against God, has proceeded unto a higher degree of iniquitie, then if he had fallen upon ignorance, infirmity, or disordered and distempered affection. In like manner, the sin of the Jews, in fo…

[Luke 2:51. And he descended with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. John 19:26. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the Disciple standing whom he loved, he said to his mother: Woman, behold your son. 1 Kings 2:19. And when Bathsheba came to the king, that…

No man whatever mettle he be of, the finest of men can come, or has power to come to me, and to believe on the only begotten Son of God, except the Father who sent me draw him. We know Christ was much to extol his Father, his Father was ever in his esteem an eminent one, as (Mat…

He had a purse, but no fixed rent, no income by year (Matthew 8:20). He had not on which to buy a grave when he died (John 19:41). The earth was his Father's land; but he lodged in a borrowed grave.

And he came to his own people in his ordinances, and they apprehended him not; but as many as received him of old, to them he gave power to be called the sons of God. But for further opening of this phrase, read John 19:27: he took her home to his own house; it is in the origina…

As he suffered himself to be drawn to death by Satan's instruments, so by the Devil to be translated from place to place. The Officers of the High Priest had power to carry him from the Garden to Annas; from Annas, to Caiaphas; from Caiaphas, to Pilate; from Pilate, to Herod; fr…

To do whatever your hand and counsel determined before to be done. Now this was the more binding being it was a declared counsel in the prophecies and figures of the Old Testament, therefore Christ cried out at his death (John 19:30): It is finished, or accomplished. Meaning pri…

John 5:30: I can of myself do nothing; as I hear I judge, and my judgment is just because I seek not my will, but the will of the Father which sent me. And did finish all that was necessary for the redemption of the elect before he died (John 19:30): When Jesus had received the…

I have finished the worke which you gauest me to doe. Againe, in the surrendring of his soule. he says, It is finished, Ioh. 19. 30. S.

When Christ upon the crosse had the pangs of death upon him, he commends his mother to the tuition of John. Ioh. 19. 26. When widdowes and Orphanes are wronged, God himself takes upon him the office of a Tutor in their behalfe.

He had besides his vpper garment, Ioh. 13. 4. and coate without seame. Ioh. 19. 23. Luk 22:36.

Pilate contrary to all equity and law, gave an unjust sentence of death upon him, though he were informed of his innocence (Mark 15:14). And the Roman soldiers greedy of any prey, put the cruel and wicked sentence cruelly and wickedly in execution (John 19:16). Who would not hav…

So then the true meaning of the present passage, in my opinion, is this: ‐Hitherto I have lived among you in humility and kindness, and have discharged the office of a teacher; and now having finished the course of my calling, I shall depart, and it will not be possible for you…

How did Christ observe that ceremony on the day before the whole nation celebrated the public passover? For John plainly affirms that the day on which Christ was crucified was, among the Jews, the preparation, not of the Sabbath, but of the passover, (John 19:14;) and that they…

It is certain that the soldiers did this also according to custom, in dividing among themselves the clothes of a man who had been condemned to die. One circumstance was perhaps peculiar, that they cast lots on a coat which was without seam, (John 19:23.) But though nothing happe…

Fifth, he never was so dealt with as unworthy as in his last sufferings, and yet it is chiefly on account of them that he is accounted worthy. He was then dealt with as if he had not been worthy to live: they cried out, Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him (John 19:15). And…

No Creature can touch us without his commission or permission. I know (says Christ) you couldst have no power against me, except it were given you from above, John 19:11 Neither Men nor Devils can act any thing without Gods leave; and be sure he will sign no order to your prejud…

But besides, that the word is no where so used, nor has any such signification, the Apostle does not declare what God intended to bring him to, but by what in and about him, he intended to bring many sons to glory. (2.) Some would have it to denote the finishing of God's work ab…

[in non-Latin alphabet]. John 19:13. Qualifications of the Persons.

But further, that which is chiefly here to be observed is, that until God gives commission, Satan has no power over the estates or persons of God's people, or over anything that belongs to them. Neither our persons nor our estates are subject to the will either of men or devils;…

"This is your hour, and the power of darkness." Under these sufferings, Christ having cried out once and again with a loud voice, at last he said, "It is finished," (John 19.30), "and bowed the head, and gave up the ghost." And thus was finished the greatest and most wonderful t…

There must be an incision made in the stock before any bud can be inocculated, or the stock must be cut and cleaved, before the cyence can be ingraffed according to that in the Poet. Venerit insitio, fac ramum ramus adoptet. (i. e.)To graffs, no living sap the stocks impart; Unl…

But now have they both seen and hated me and my father (John 15:24). The world cannot receive the Spirit (John 19:17), and so must hate the Spirit and all his influences. Fools hate wisdom.

Christ and reprobates so never come to wrestling, and to ay and no in the inner gate, or in the pains of the new birth: the sentence of a refused treaty with Christ, long e're it come to the out-breaking of the new birth cuts them off: green corn is frost-slain long e're it come…

He keeps silence now, because when he does speak he will be justified. When our Lord Jesus was here upon earth, with what an invincible patience did he endure the contradiction of sinners; when so many ill things were witnessed against him he was silent (Matthew 26:63; John 19:9…

For there is as strong a propension in Satan, and wicked men, to destroy the Saints; as in the fire to burn, or a Lion to devour. O then let me chearfully address my self to the faithful discharge of my duty, and stand no longer in a slavish fear of creatures, who can have no po…

He is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners (Hebrews 7:24), as afterwards will appear; and yet he, who was so white in his innocency, was made ruddy in his own blood: and that two ways. Naturally, in the pouring out of his blood (his precious blood) in that agony of h…

1. God has in general instituted civil government for the good of human society, and still there is good in it, tyranny is better than anarchy. 2. It is by his providence that men are advanced to places of authority (Psalm 75:6-7; Daniel 4:25; John 19:11). Third, it is his comma…

They have their power from God (Romans 13:4): For he is the minister of God to you for good. They hold their power in dependence on him; both natural, their strength and force — You couldest have no power, unless it were given you from above (John 19:10-11) — legal, their author…

Job lost all his children at once by a blast of wind. The Virgin Mary near the cross of Christ: Woman, behold your son (John 19:26). She was affected and afflicted with that sight, as if a sword pierced through her heart.

When justice will deliver the sinner, Satan has no power to hold him. As our Savior said to Pilate, when [illegible] said, I have power to bind you, or to loose you; our Savior [illegible], You had no power, [illegible] was given you from above (John 19:11). So Satan has no powe…

For faith, you must know, is wrought in this manner: The Spirit comes, and shows CHRIST to you, and not onely shows you his merits, not only tells you that he will be a Sauiour, not only tells you of a Kingdom that you shall have by him; but shows you the beauty and excellencie…

If God provides his enemies armes, they shall (I warrant you) be such as will do them little service. When Pilate thought to scare Christ, with what he could do towards the saving or taking away of his life, he replies, that he could do nothing except it were given from above, I…

Oh tha[illegible] by Repentance we could crucifie our sins afresh! The Jews said to Pilate, (John 19:12). If you let this man go, you are not Cesars friend.

Case. 6 A sixt case is this, Whether when a man in suing for pardon, ought to make any difference between great sins and small sins. The Stoicks say all sins are alike, and there is no difference; It is true, in regard of the object, all sins are against God; yet when you come t…

Those texts which ascribe such a power as transcends any human or created power. Such as those which express all the power which men have to be derived from God (John 19:11): You could have no power at all, except it were given you from above. And those which advance the power o…