CHAPTER XIII.

1. BUT before the feast of the passover, JESUS knowing that His hour was come, that He should pass out of this world unto the Father, having loved His own that were in the world, He loved them unto the end.

2 And during supper, the 'devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], to betray Him;

3. JESUS knowing that the Father had given all things to Him into the hands, and that He came forth from God, and went to God;

4. He riseth from supper, and laid aside the upper garments, and taking a linen cloth, girded himself.

5. Then He poureth water into the bason, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe [them] with the linen cloth with which He was girded.

6. Then He cometh to Simon Peter, and he saith unto Him, LORD, dost thou wash my feet?

7. JESUS answered and said anto him, What I do thou

THE INTERNAL SENSE.

THAT previous to the glori fication of the LORD's humanity, perception is given to Him of the approaching event, together with unabated love towards his church, on which occasion infernal hatred is the more excited against Him, v. 1, 2.

But perception is given to the humanity, that all things of divinity are appropriated to it, since it was assumed by the divinity, and united itself with the divinity, v. 3.

Therefore being elevated by this perception, and having provided an order of truth adapted to the natural principle of the church, the LORD in His humanity is intent on purifying that principle from the defilements of evil, v. 4, 5.

But they, who are principled in the truths of faith, are not aware of the necessity of such purification, until they are instructed, that they cannot otherwise be purified to eter

14. If then I have washed your feet, [being] the LORD, and the Master, ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

15. For I have given you an example, that as I have done to you, ye also should do.

nity, and that all purification cometh from the LorD alone in His DIVINE HUMANITY, v. 6, 7, 8.

Hence they are urgent for the purification of the internal or spiritual man, as well as of the external or natural, until they are instructed further, that if the external or natural principle be purified, the internal or spiritual principle will be also purified, v. 9, 10,

Nevertheless, notwithstanding the purification which the LORD, in His DIVINE HUMANITY, is ever intent on accomplishing in His church, there are some who still remain in their natural defilements, and this is perceived by the LORD, v. latter part of 10, 11.

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Who therefore inculcates the necessity of enquiring into the nature of spiritual purification, until it be seen that if He, who is the divine source of all truth and good, is interested in the purification of man, and is continually operative to effect it, man himself ought also to be interested in, and intent on effecting it in like manner, both in respect to himself and others, v. 12, 13, 14, 15.

consists in practising' those precepts which he has received from the LORD, v. 16, 17.

Yet all do not so practise, and therefore are not accepted, agreeable to, what had been predicted, viz. that the natural man, although instructed in the knowledge of truth; would exalt himself above the spi ritual man, and thus above the LORD, v. 18.

Which prediction was intended to teach, by it's accomplishment, the LORD'S DIVI NITY, and that He is JEMOVAH, and consequently who soever receiveth truth, which is from the Word, receiveth divine truth, or the LORD in His DIVINE HUMANITY, and whosoever receiveth divine truth, receiveth divine good, or JEHOVAH, V. 19, 20.

Still the LORD, as to His humanity, is grieved at the thought, that He will be re jected even by those who are instructed in the knowledge of the truth, v. 21.

But they, who are so instructed, cannot comprehend how this should be, and there< fore they seek information on the subject, first from prin ciples of faith, and next from principles of love, and are thereby taught, that the LORD will be rejected by all those, who receive the knowledge of truth, and afterwards profane it through' infernal love, since where this is the case, man enters into consociation with the powers of darkness, v. 22, 23,

dipped the sop, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, [the son] of Simon.

27. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said JESUS unto him, What thou doest, do quickly.

28. But no one of those who were at the table knew for what intent He said this unto him.

29. For some thought, be eause Judas had the bag, that JESUS said unto him, Buy what we have need of for the feast, or that he should give somewhat to the poor.

30. He then having received the sop, went out immediately; but it was night.

31. When therefore he was gone out, JESUS said, Now is the Son of Man glorified, and GOD is glorified in Him.

32. If Gon be glorified in Him, GOD will also glorify Him in biniself, and will straightway glorify Him.

24, 25, 26, and former part of 27.

Which rejection of the LORD is required to be full and entire; but the reason of this is not seen by those who have received instruction in truth, until the rejection takes place, and the church comes to it's end, v. latter part of 27, 28, 29, 30,

On which occasion they are instructed, that all opposition of evil men and of evil spirits, in their rejection of the LORD, when He was here on earth, tended only to unite more fully His divinity with His humanity, and His humanity with His divinity, mutually and reciprocally, v. 31, 32.

They are instructed yet further, that the infirm humanity must, by such union, be entirely put off, and that in such case the DIVINE HUMANITY will be an object of speculation with those who are principled in truth, but not an object of love, v. 35.

Until to faith they join charity, and until charity be grounded in the divine love, which is the sure mark and character of a right faith, v, 34, 35.