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CVIII Lectures upon the Fourth of John

Arthur Hildersam 1632
A comprehensive series of 108 lectures providing detailed expository analysis of the Gospel of John with theological and practical applications.

The second edition corrected and much enlarged by the author; EEBO-TCP A03342 (TEI), original spelling, printed page numbers

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The opening of the work as printed, in the spelling of this edition.

Seuerall places of Scripture opened and applyed in this Treatise.

Booke. Chap. Verse Folio.

Reu. 4 10. 11 39

p. 1THE FIRST LECTURE, ON IANVARIE XXXI. MDCVIII.

Iesus answered, and said vnto her; If thou knewest that gift of God; and who it is that saith to thee, giue me to drinke; thou wouldest haue asked of him, and he would haue giuen thee, liuing water.

THE occasion of these words, and the dependance they haue vpon that which went before, is this; Our Sauiour hearing that Iohn was imprisoned by Herod, and fore-seeing that they that had preuailed thus farre against Iohn, would now also [Mar. 1. 14.] practise against himselfe, (because he knew the Pharisees had heard, that he had made and baptized moe Disciples then Iohn; to preuent this danger, [Ver. 1.] and that he might not be interrupted in his ministry, before he had finished his course) he fled, and left Iudea, and departed into Galile, because (though Herod that had imprisoned Iohn, was Tetrarch of Galile; yet) the Pharisees (who had the [Ver 3. Luke 3. 1.] chiefe hand in Iohns troubles) were not so strong there, as in Iudea, and about Ierusalem. Now in his iourney from Iudea into Galile, he went through Samaria, (not of set purpose to teach the Samaritans, for as he forbad his Disciples when he sent them forth to preach, to enter into the Cities of the Samaritans, and bad them goe onely to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel; so he saith [Mat. 10. 5, 6.] of himselfe, that he was not sent, but vnto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel) but by occasion onely: because it lay directly in his way, from that part of Iudea [Mat. 15. 34.] (where he was) into Galile; and therefore the Euangelist saith, He must needs go through Samaria. As he passed through that countrey; he came to Sychar a City of Samaria, that was famous in sundry respects, for Iacob had [Luk. 9. 52. Ver. 4.] dwelt there, and giuen to Ioseph his best beloued Sonne, his possession neare vnto it; and digged a Well, which to this day remained, and bare the name p. 2of Iacobs Well. Vpon this Well our Sauiour sate him downe; both because he [Ver. 6.] was weary with trauaile; and also because he was a thirst; and it was about noone. For (to shew himselfe to be very man, and how he was content to take on him the forme of a seruant, and debase himselfe for our sakes) he tooke our nature with all the infirmities thereof (excepting sin,) and was (as it seemeth) euen more wearied and weakened with trauell, and more thirsty also then his Disciples were;

p. 2for they were able to go further into the City without resting themselues or desiring water. As he was sitting thus vpon the Well, to rest, coole, and refresh himselfe, There came a woman of Samaria to draw [Ver. 7.] water; and he asketh her some to drinke. Not so much because he did thirst after drinke (though indeed he did so, as hath beene said) for he knew before she spake what she would answer him, and how she would deny him as because he thirsted after the saluation of this wretched woman; and would take occasion hereby, to conferre with her, and to instruct her. For so soone as he was entred into conference, he forgetteth his thirst, and desireth no more any water of her. Now the Euangelist saith, the occasion he tooke to aske her water, was this, that his Disciples (whose seruice he might haue vsed for the drawing of him some water) were gone into the City to buy meat. [Ver. 8.] For our Sauiour (though he had no house and land of his owne) yet he liued not by begging, nor of meere almes, but had money of his owne, which his hearers and friends bestowed on him. The woman perceiuing (both by his speech and apparell) that he was a Iew; giueth him no water; but wondereth; that he being a Iew, should aske any of her being a Samaritan, and giueth this for the reason why she wondred; because such was the mortall hatred that the Iewes did beare to the Samaritans (partly by reason of their difference in Religion, and partly because of the old iniuries that they had receiued from them) as that the Iewes medled not at all, nor would haue any dealing with the Samaritans. Hereupon follow the words that I haue now read vnto you, wherein our Sauiour doth neither reiect her in wrath, (for being so void of humanity, as not to giue a little water to one that asked it in his need) nor answereth directly her question; nor importuneth her further for water; but gently reproueth her; yet not for denying water, but for not making that vse of him she should haue done, and taketh occasion thereby, to discourse vnto her of another manner of water, that he had to bestow vpon her; which she would haue asked of him, if she had knowne him. But yet because he would draw her on to further speech, and stirre vp in her a desire to question and inquire of him; he doth not in plaine termes deliuer his meaning to her, but in a parable, as if he should haue said thus vnto her; Thou takest me to be an ordinary Iew, and therefore refusest to gratifie me in this small thing; but if thou knewest me well, and what a gift the Lord maketh offer of vnto thee, and all his people, in sending me into the world; thou wouldest haue esteemed of me better then thou doest; thou wouldest haue thought thy selfe not good enough to haue giuen me water; but wouldest haue begged of me, and I would haue giuen thee a better and farre more excellent kind of water then this is, that I haue desired of thee.

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Contents

  1. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, HENRIE EARLE OF HVNTINGDON, LORD HASTINGS, HVNGERFORD, BOTTREAVX…
  2. TO THE GODLY READER, WHETHER MINISTER, OR PRIVATE CHRISTIAN.
  3. Seuerall places of Scripture opened and applyed in this Treatise.
  4. THE FIRST LECTURE, ON IANVARIE XXXI. MDCVIII.p. 1
  5. THE SIXT LECTVRE, ON MARCH VII. MDCVIII.p. 25
  6. THE NINTH LECTVRE, ON MARCH XXVIII. MDCIX.p. 41
  7. Lecture the tenth, Aprill 4. 1609. IOHN IIII. XIIII.p. 46
  8. THE TWELFTH LECTVRE, ON APRILL, XXV. MDCIX.p. 55
  9. THE THIRTEENTH. LECTVRE ON MAY II. MDCIX.p. 62
  10. Lecture the nineteenth, Iuly 4. 1609.p. 86
  11. Lecture the One and twenty, August 8. 1609.p. 95
  12. THE TWO AND TWENTIETH LECTVRE, ON AVGVST, XV. MDCIX.p. 101
  13. Lecture the three and twenty, August 22. 1609.p. 105
  14. THE FOVRE AND TWENTIETH LECTVRE, ON AVGVST, XXIX. MDCIX.p. 110
  15. Lecture the fiue and twentieth, September 12. 1609.p. 114
  16. Lecture the sixe and twentieth, September 19. 1609.p. 118
  17. Lecture the seuen and twentieth, October 3. 1609.p. 124
  18. Lecture the eight and twentieth, October. 10. 1609.p. 127
  19. Lecture the nine and twentieth, October 17. 1609.p. 130
  20. Lecture the one and thirtieth, Nouember 7. 1609.p. 141
  21. THE TWO AND THIRTIETH LECTVRE, ON NOVEMBER XXI. MDCIX.p. 147
  22. Lecture the three and thirtieth, Nouember 28. 1609.p. 152
  23. Lecture the foure and thirtieth, December 5. 1609.p. 158
  24. Lecture the fiue and thirtieth, December 12. 1609.p. 163
  25. Lecture the sixe and thirtieth, December 26. 1609.p. 167
  26. Lecture the seuen and thirtieth, Ianuary 2. 1609.p. 172
  27. Lecture the eight and thirtieth, Ianuary 9. 1609.p. 175
  28. THE NINE AND THIRTIETH LECTVRE, ON IANVARY, XXIII. MDCIX.p. 181
  29. Lecture the one and fortieth, February 13. 1609. IOHN IIII. XXIII.p. 191
  30. Lecture the two and fortieth, February 20. 1609.p. 195
  31. THE THREE AND FORTIETH LECTVRE, ON FEBRVARY XXVII. MDCIX.p. 200
  32. Lecture the foure and fortieth, March 6. 1609. IOHN IIII. XXV.p. 206
  33. THE FIVE AND FORTIETH LECTVRE, ON MARCH, XIII. MDCIX.p. 211
  34. THE SIXE AND FORTIETH LECTVRE, ON MARCH, XX. MDCIX.p. 216
  35. Lecture the seuen and fortieth, March 27. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXVII.p. 220
  36. Lecture the eight and fortieth, Aprill 3. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXVII.p. 227
  37. THE NINE AND FORTIETH LECTVRE, ON APRILL, X. MDCX.p. 233
  38. Lecture the fiftieth, Aprill 17. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXVIII.p. 237
  39. Lecture the one and fiftieth, Aprill 24. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXVIII, XXIX.p. 241
  40. Lecture the two and fiftieth, May 8. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXIX, XXX.p. 245
  41. Lecture the three and fiftieth, Iune 12. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXIX.p. 249
  42. Lecture the foure and fiftieth, Iune 19. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXX.p. 250
  43. THE FIVE AND FIFTIETH LECTVRE, ON IVNE, XXVI. MDCX.p. 255
  44. Lecture the sixe and fiftieth, Iuly 3. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXXII, XXXIV.p. 259
  45. Lecture the seuen and fiftieth, Iuly 10. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXXII, XXXIV.p. 262
  46. Lecture the eight and fiftieth, Iuly 17. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXXII, XXXIV.p. 266
  47. Lecture the fiftieth ninth, Iune 24. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXXII—XXXIV.p. 272
  48. THE SIXTIETH LECTVRE, ON IVLY, XXXI. MDCX.p. 277
  49. The sixtie one Lecture. August 7. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXXVI.p. 281
  50. The sixtie two Lecture. August 21. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXXVII, XXXVIII.p. 286
  51. Lecture the sixty third. August 28. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXXVII, XXXVIII.p. 292
  52. Lecture the sixty fourth. September 4. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXXVII, XXXVIII.p. 296
  53. Lecture the sixty fifth, September 11. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXXVI—XXXVIII.p. 300
  54. Lecture the sixty sixth. September 18. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXXVI—XXXVIII.p. 305
  55. THE SIXTIE SEVENTH LECTVRE, ON SEPTEMBER, XXV. MDCX.p. 310
  56. Lecture the sixty eighth. October 2. 1610. IOHN IIII. XL.p. 315
  57. Lecture the sixty ninth. October 16. 1610. IOHN IIII. XL.p. 319
  58. THE SEVENTIETH LECTVRE, ON OCTOBER XXIII. MDCX.p. 305
  59. Lecture the seuentie one. Nouember 13. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLII.p. 327
  60. Lecture the seuentie two. Nouember 20. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLII.p. 332
  61. Lecture the seuentie three. Nouember 27. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLII.p. 335
  62. Lecture the seuentie foure. December 4. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLII.p. 338
  63. Lecture the seuentie fiue. December 11. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLII.p. 341
  64. Lecture the seuentie sixe. December 18. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLII.p. 344
  65. THE SEVENTIE SEVEN LECTVRE, ON IANVARY XV. MDCX.p. 350
  66. Lecture the seuentie eight. Ianuarie 22. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLIII. XLIIII.p. 361
  67. Lecture the seuentie nine. Ianuary 29. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLIIII.p. 364
  68. Lecture the eightie. Februarie 12. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLIIII.p. 342
  69. Lecture the eightie one. Februarie 19. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLV.p. 347
  70. Lecture the eighty two. February 26. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLV.p. 380
  71. THE EIGHTIE THIRD LECTVRE, ON MARCH V. MDCX.p. 386
  72. Lecture the eightie foure. March 12. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLVI, XLVII.p. 390
  73. Lecture the eightie fiue. March 19. 1610. IOHN IIII. XLVII.p. 393
  74. Lecture the eightie sixe. Aprill 2. 1611. IOHN IIII. XLVII.p. 397
  75. Lecture the eighty seuen. Aprill 9. 1611. IOHN IIII. XLVII.p. 401
  76. THE EIGHTIE EIGHT LECTVRE, ON APRILL XXIII. MDCXI.p. 406
  77. Lecture the eightie nine. Iune 11. 1611. IOHN IIII. XL VIII—L.p. 405
  78. Lecture the ninetieth. Iune 18. 1611. IOHN IIII. XLVIII.p. 417
  79. Lecture the ninetie one. Iune 25. IOHN IIII. XLVIII.p. 421
  80. Lecture the ninetie two. Iuly 2. 1611. IOHN IIII. XLVIII.p. 425
  81. THE NINETIE THIRD LECTVRE, ON IVLY XVI. MDCXI.p. 432
  82. Lecture the ninetie fourth. Iuly 23. 1611. IOHN IIII. XLIX, L.p. 435
  83. Lecture the ninetie fifth. Iuly 10. 1611. IOHN IIII. XLIX, L.p. 441
  84. Lecture the ninetie sixt. August 11. 1611. IOHN IIII. L.p. 445
  85. Lecture the ninetie seuenth. August 20. 1611. IOHN IIII. L.p. 451
  86. Lecture the ninetie eighth. August 27. 1611. IOHN IIII. L.p. 457
  87. Lecture the ninetie ninth. Septemb. 3. 1611. IOHN IIII. L.p. 461
  88. Lecture the hundred and one. Septemb. 17. 1611. IOHN IIII. L.p. 467
  89. Lecture the hundred and two. September 24. 1611. IOHN IIII. L.p. 472
  90. Lecture the hundred and three. October 1. 1611. IOHN IIII. L.p. 476
  91. Lecture the hundred and fourth. October 8. 1611. IOHN IIII. L.p. 478
  92. Lecture the hundred and fiue. October 15. 1611. IOHN IIII. L.p. 481
  93. THE HVNDRED AND SIXTH LECTVRE, ON OCTOBER XXII. MDCXI.p. 485
  94. THE HVNDRED AND SEVENTH LECTVRE, ON OCTOBER XXIX. MDCXI.p. 491
  95. Lecture the hundred and eighth. Nouember 12. 1611. IOHN IIII. LII, LIII.p. 496

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