...heal them. 41. These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. 42. Nevertheless, among the chief rulers also many believed on him ;...him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue : 43. For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. SECTION VI. Christ again declares...

...him: but because of the Pharisees, they did not confess him, * Acts, ii. 1. f Ib. ii. 4 1 . j Verse 4. lest they should be put out of the synagogue, for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God." Persons such as these might admit the miracles of Christ, without being immediately...

...Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach uel and they cast him out, 33, 34. Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him ; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Aim, lest they should be put out of the synagogue : For they loved the praise of men more than the...

...John ii. 23, 24. many believed in his name.... but Jesus did not commit himself unto them. xii. 42. many believed on him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him. On the other hand, to believe any one often signifies the highest degree of faith. John v. 24. he that...

...John, that on hearing our Saviour's discourses, ninny among the chief rulers of the Jews, inwardly believed on him, but because of the Pharisees, they did not confess him, lest tliey should be put out of the synagogue. For they loved the praise of men, more than the praise of...

...conviction, and seemed to stifle the voice of conscience ; for we find, that " many who believed on him did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue :" but the splendor of the holy Gospel soon broke through the clouds of prejudice, and the darkness...

...who disbelieved. Thus, in a subsequent part of the chapter, (ver. 42, 43.) we read, " Nevertheless, among the chief rulers also many believed on him,...synagogue: for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. Further, we have reason to believe, that many of those, in our Lord's day, concerning...

...in the condition of certain rulers, in the days of our Saviour, mentioned in John, xii, 4", 43. — "Among the chief rulers also, many believed on him...: For they loved the praise of men, more than the praise of God." There are many men of talents and learning, who read and approve the works of Hopkins...

...Christ, being some way convinced of the truth of his doctrine, yet would they not confess him, because ' they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God ;' John xii. 42, 43. By the reigning power of this one sin of ambitious hypocrisy, most of them were kept off from any assent...

...rank, are likewise pointed out by St. John, in the twelfth chapter of his gospel, li nevertheless, among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the 1'hcrisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue : for they loved...