Annotations upon all the New Testament philologicall and theologicall wherein the emphasis and elegancie of the Greeke is observed, some imperfections in our translation are discovered, divers Jewish rites and customes tending to illustrate the text are mentioned, many antilogies and seeming contradictions reconciled, severall darke and obscure places opened, sundry passages vindicated from the false glosses of papists and hereticks / by Edward Leigh ...

CHAP. XV.

* 1.1Vers. 1. I Am the true vine] Greeke that Vine, that true one. Christs seemes to have begun this Sermon upon occasion of seeing some vine as he passed in the City, for he was wont to take occasions from earthly objects, to teach them spirituall things. Piscat.

Vers. 2. Every branch in mee that beareth not fruit] He speakes of a withered branch, that hath no life;* 1.2 they are called the branches and members of Christ in a generall or equivocall sence; because they professe the faith of Christ, and are numbred among the members of the Church.

Vers. 5. The same bringeth forth much fruit] Both the Syriacke and Greeke take spe∣ciall notice of this; it is added emphatically; Christ points at such a one as abides in him, as John Baptist at Christ. Psal. 52.7. Such a one will bee fruitfull in unfruitfull times. 2. Comprehensively, it comprehends all true Christians as well as the Apostles, he changeth the second person into the third, See v. 4. 3. Exclusively, the same and onely hee.

Bringeth forth much fruit] viz. By that life and sap of grace which he receiveth of mee; fruits of many kindes, groweth is universall. 2 Pet. 1.5. 2. For degrees and quan∣tity. 1 Phil. 11.

* 1.3Without mee] Or separate from mee. See Cameron. Piscat.

Yee can do nothing] It is more emphaticall in the originall, two negatives, cannot doe nothing, not no great thing, but nothing at all. August. against Pelagius. Nei∣ther facere nor perficere as some of the Latines.

Vers. 6. He is cast forth as a branch] There are two chiefe ejections, Ab interiori sanctorum communíone, per separationem spiritualem. 2. Ab exteriori communione, per publicam Apostasiam. First, from the internall communion of the Saints, by a Spiritu∣all separation, Secondly, from an externall communion, by apostasie.

Vers. 7. Ye shall aske what ye will] Meaning with a will ruled by the word of God and ordered according to Gods will.

* 1.4All things that I have heard of my Father I have made knowne unto you] As if he had said, I will communicate and impart my secrets unto you, as one friend doth unto another, as farre as shall be fit for you to know.

* 1.5Vers. 20. If they have kept my saying, they will keepe yours also.]

Vers. 22. They had not had sinne] The sin of contempt of mee and my doctrine, their sin had been nothing in comparison of that now it is, or they had had some cloake and colour for their sinne, as in the next words. Vide Piscat.

But now they have no cloake for their sin] That is, no colour of plea, nothing to pre∣tend

by way of excuse. The Greek word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 which is also used, 1 Thes. 2.5. sig∣nifieth a faire shew, pretence, or colour, which we use to call a cloake; Thereby intima∣ting that usually man hath a cloake for his sinnes.

Vers. 26. Which proceedeth from the Father] Which very word Iohn useth of the two ed∣ged sword proceeding out of the mouth of Christ, Rev. 1.15.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Graecè est ge∣minus articulus 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Id est, illa vitis illa vera. Syrus: Ego sum vitis illa veritatis. Cornel. à Lap.
• * 1.2

  Cyrill. Theo∣phylact. Id est qui vi∣detur esse in me, quum tamen revera non sit, quippe alioqui ferret fractum. Piscat.
• * 1.3

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Vulg. & Erasm. sine me. Beza Seorsim à me.
• * 1.4

  Omnia inter amicos com∣munia.
• * 1.5

  Ferus de ob∣servatione non obsequiosa sed insidiosa interpretatur. Si me in verbis meis insidiose observarunt, & vobis pariter laqueos ponent. Gatak. de Nov. Instrument. Styli dissertat. c. 17.