John 6

God the Father has decreed him to be King (Psalm 2:5-6), I have set my king upon my holy hill; I will declare the decree. God has anointed and sealed him to his regal office (John 6:27), Him has God the Father sealed. God has set the crown upon his head.

Malice is the Devil's eye, hypocrisy his cloven foot. It turns a man into a devil (John 6:20): Have not I chosen twelve, and one of you is a devil? 2. Sin is a grieving of God's Spirit (Ephesians 4:30): Grieve not the holy Spirit of God.

Question 2. By what arguments may the resurrection be proved? Response. Argument 1. By Scripture (John 6:44): I will raise him up at the last day. Isaiah 25:8. He will swallow up death in victory.

In like manner the Arminians wrest Scripture: (John 5:40) "You will not come to me" — here they bring in free will. This text shows 1. how willing God is that we should have life; 2. that sinners may do more than they do; they may improve the talents God has given them: but it d…

Tully. A heart void of grace looks blacker than Hell: Sin transforms one into a devil (John 6:70). Have not I chosen twelve, and one of you is a devil.

Though there is a sufficiency in Christ's merit to save all, yet only some partake of its saving virtue; all do not believe. (John 6:64) There are some of you that believe not. Christ does not pray for all.

Thus Christ honored his Father. John 6:38. I came down from Heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me. This he calls honoring of God.

He will swallow down treason. Judas was first an unbeliever, and then a traitor (John 6:64). He who has no faith in his heart, will have no fear of God before his eyes.

1. It makes us like Christ: is it not our prayer that we may be like Christ. Jesus Christ did his Father's will; (John 6:38) I came down from heaven not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me. God the Father and Christ, as they have but one essence, so but one will;…

There may be affections of sorrow; some upon the reading the history of Christ's Passion may be ready to weep, but it is only a natural tenderness which relents at any tragical sight. Affections of desire may be stirred (John 6): Lord, evermore give us this bread — but these bas…

Oppositely, drugs and drinks that have lost their virtue and are ineffectual we call dead. In respect to this energy and power to work upon men's hearts is that saying in John 6:63: 'The words I speak are spirit and life' — that is, full of an operative principle. For an active…

By standing steadfast in which, we resist him so that he flees from us (1 Peter 5:9). As therefore faith is that chief work of God and the master-grace (John 6), so despair and doubting is the masterpiece of Satan. And in faith he is especially envious at the joy of our faith (R…

And this was Moses case: because he could not both serve God, and continue his thankfulness, to Pharaohs daughter (for in staying with her, he should have made shipwreck of true religion) therefore he forsakes her favour and honour; and for this cause is here commended unto us.…

To them therefore here is matter of good advice. Let such a man learn but one promise of God out of the holy Scripture, as this; Seek first the Kingdom of God, and all things else shall be given unto you, Matthew 6:33: or this; Cast all your care on him, for he careth for you, 1…

2. Take notice what a mighty power God puts forth in Calling of sinners! God doth so call as draw, John 6:44. Conversion is styled a Resurrection, Revelation 20:6.

Of the whole will of God there be three special points, which are in this place meant. 1. To believe in Christ (John 6:40): This is the will of him that sent me, that every one which sees the Son, and believes in him, should have everlasting life. 2. Sanctification of body and s…

For he would rather reason contrarily thus: I indeed am baptized, yet for all that I believe not, and therefore my Baptism is not availing, I must needs be condemned. For the saying of Augustine in his treatise upon John 6 is very true, who speaking of Simon Magus, says, What go…

And if we should expound the word all, for every particular man, as some would have it, Paul must contradict himself, who said before that God would have mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardens, and in this very chapter his drift is to prove the rejection o…

I deny not but a bad man may have some faint velleities after the best things. Those deserters of Christ, cried, Lord, evermore give us this bread (John 6:24). But a righteous man's desires excel.

Objection 1. John 6:55: My flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. Therefore (say they) Christ's body must be eaten with the mouth and his blood drunk accordingly.

In this their doctrine is a twofold error: 1, that they make faith which justifies, to go before justification itself, both for order of nature as also for time: whereas by the word of God, at the very instant, when any man first believes, he is then justified and sanctified. Fo…

2. We say it comes in to clear and explicate the former words, whether we take it by way of a reason, or of an answer to an objection; for if it be said, how can it be that Isaiah, Paul, indeed, and our Lord Jesus Christ himself, should preach so powerfully, and yet that so few…

To whom (says he) is the arm of the Lord revealed? It's a word like that which Christ had on the like occasion (John 6:44): Murmur not among yourselves, no man can come to me, except the Father who has sent me, draw him. We opened up the meaning of the words the last day; in sho…

So then we say, when the Lord is pleased to apply the work of His grace to convert a sinner, that work is never frustrated, but it always has necessarily the work of faith, renovation, and conversion following on the back of it. Secondly, we shall a little confirm the doctrine,…

Before we come to answer this question more particularly, we would 1. Premit this word in general, that none would account the preaching or hearing of the Word of God to be useless or fruitless, albeit that without the work of grace, men cannot yield the fruit which it calls for…

2. It's set out under the expression of inviting to a feast, and hearers of the gospel are called to come to Christ as strangers, or guests are called to come to a wedding feast (Matthew 22:2-4), All things are ready, come to the wedding, etc. Thus the gospel calls not to an emp…

And the words being thus expounded they lead us to this doctrine, that Jesus Christ in bearing the punishment of sin, had a particular and distinct respect to some definite sinners; for confirmation of it, we shall not go out of the Chapter, the scope whereof we would clear a li…

Observe, 1. That the benefits of Christ's purchase redound only to the elect; there is a certain select number to whom they are applied, and not to all indifferently. It's only of as many as are healed, whose chastisements he has borne; it's only they whom the Father has given h…

For the first then, There is (we say) an eternal transaction between God and Jesus Christ the Mediator concerning the redemption of sinners, his actual redeeming by being wounded and bruised, supposes this; for the Son is no more liable to suffering (not to speak of his suitable…

It is just that the surety should pay the debt; and yet that debt is most freely and frankly pardoned as to us; it is justice in the height as to the Mediator, but free grace as to us in the height; we come to it freely and without price though it cost him dear. And that is one…

A second is John 1:49, in Nathanael's words: Christ tells him, before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you; and he, having gotten this proof of Christ's omniscience, presently breaks out, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the king of Israel — and t…

3. There is a differencing in respect of Christ's undertaking and executing his offices for them; he accepts of them (John 17:9): "For their sakes I sanctify myself, I have separated myself to the office of Mediator, and do offer myself for them, that they also may be sanctified…

[reconstructed: A 2nd ground] is drawn from the strain and frame of the [reconstructed: Covenant] of Redemption, where we find two things clear. 1st. That as to the end and intent of it the Elect are the only persons for whose good and behalf it's intended; and if it be the Elec…

Even so the believer draws the conclusion from Christ's sacrifice, according to the terms of the covenant, that he has absolution, and rests on and acquiesces in it. And this is called trusting or confiding in Christ, when not only he casts himself on him but has confidence that…

We show that Jesus Christ is the only sin-offering, by which sin is taken away; and that it is implied here; so that it is denied to all other things, or means to have any efficacy, virtue, or merit in them, as to the removing of sin, and the curse brought on by it; this is, I s…

The plainest way to set it out, as we conceive, is, to name some Scripture expressions, and similitudes, that hold it forth, the first of which is in that of Matthew 11:28. Come to me all you that are weary and heavy laden; and John 6:35, He that comes to me shall never hunger,…

For the first doctrine, we suppose, it will be clear, if we consider how the seeing of his seed is subjoined to, and depends upon the former words, regarding His making His soul an offering for sin which holds out this, That the great design of God, and of Christ the Mediator in…

It is a determined thing, if we look, 1. To the certainty of the event; our Lord Jesus Christ must have a seed, to wit, believers in Him; that is concluded on, and promised to Him. 2. If we look to the seed that He shall have; they are particularly determined upon, to wit, how m…

And should it not be a motive to press you to give Him credit? For He says (John 6:39-40) that it's His commission and service to keep them who are committed to Him, and to raise them up at the last day, and to give them eternal life; and He is righteous and faithful in performi…

And will He not, do you think, do that which He is entrusted with, and for which He is mainly sent? This is, He says, the will of him that sent me, that every one that sees the Son, and believes on him should have everlasting life, and that I should raise him up at the last day…

That which makes many believers to be in hesitation as to this, is their never thoroughly settling and making it clear to themselves, whether they have believed; and therefore, if you would see your election, and interest in Christ's death, put the matter of your believing to a…

Now it's promised to the Mediator (Psalm 110:3), "Your people shall be willing in the day of your power, in the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth": Where there are these things promised to Christ. 1. That His people shall be made…

Second, it shows also how the sins of these many are taken away; it was by Christ's bearing the punishment due for their sins; this is that which we spoke to from verse 6: the Lord has laid on him the iniquities of us all; in a word, it is this: the Mediator agrees, and consents…

How then? (John 6:32) My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. We are ill lodged in bits of sick and groaning clay; our best house is in heaven.

4. The natural man cannot come to Christ. In that place (John 6:44) there be four things considerable. 1. The best of men is ill-suited to come to Christ, no man, whatever his parts and eminence be, had he a nature of gold, he cannot come to Christ.

Position 1. Drawing is relative to running and walking (Song of Solomon 1:4). Now this is rather in acts of Sanctification, and in running in the ways of God's commandments (Psalm 119:32), than in Justification, though coming goes for an act of believing and approaching to Chris…

Now all are not so, but certain definite [illegible] is only. 3. These [illegible] the Lord has chosen to life, are given of the Father in Christ (John 10:26; John 6:37; John 17:2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 24). And all such are raised up at the last day and saved (John 6:37, 39).

How long a night is it, he stands at the church door knocking? (Song of Songs 5:1; Revelation 3:20). There be many hours in this night; since he was preached in Paradise, and yet he stands to this day, how gladly would he come, and how glad would he be of lodging; the arm that h…

Therefore God might well make him an absolute king, and entrust him with all power; and Christ might well oblige himself, notwithstanding this power, to ask all that he means to do; for they have but one will and one power, so as our salvation is made sure by this on all hands.…

For the first, God the Father has given Jesus Christ a special command to love sinners; and has withal implanted a merciful gracious disposition in his heart toward them. This I mention to argue it, because it is that which Christ alleges (John 6:37) as the original ground of th…