John 10:37–38

The second argument, whereby Christ proves that it is no blasphemy to call himselfe God, and that he is God in very deed, is taken from his works. Wherein he grants that if he did not divine works, flowing from that power common to him with the Father, they had some pretence of excuse, for not beleeving him to be God, verse 37. But since he did these works, they were bound to lay aside any prejudice against his person, and to be led by these works, to acknowledge and beleeve him to be the true God, one with the Father, mutually existing the one in the other, ver. 38. And so in this argument, Christ asserts and confirmes the very thing they opposed, and what himselfe had said, ver. 30 Doctrine, 1. Christ did so far condescend to cure the unbeliefe of men, as to ad glorious works to his Word to declare who he is; for, he hath the works of the Father pleading for him; That is, not only works done by the Fathers authority, for so his servants did work miracles, but works done by that power which is common to him with the Father. 2. Albeit it be our duty to acknowledge and to beleeve in Christ, yet he requires no implicite and blinde obedience in this point; But men should accuratly try the grounds of their faith, and then, on these grounds close with him; Therefore doth he put them to this, If I do not the works of my Father, beleeve me not, and afterward, that ye may know and beleeve. 3. Christs works were divine, even to the convincing of the greatest adversaries; and so clear, that Christ was content not to be beleeved, if, after trial, their consciences did not finde them to be so: Therefore he doth not decline them in this matter, but If I do not the works of my Father, beleeve me not. 4. When Christ hath manifested never so much of himselfe; Yet naturally men have prejudices against him, and at beleeving in him; Therefore, he supposeth it, as their fault, ye beleeve not me. 5. Albeit Christ get much wrong by unjust prejudices of men, yet he doth not give over to minde and seek their good; Therefore, albeit they beleeved not him, yet he followeth them with other means, to draw them to beleeve, and warnes them of their own sinne, if they did not; Though ye beleeve not me, beleeve the works, &c. 6. Albeit it be our duty to rest content with Gods Word, as the ground of our faith, not seeking any other proofe; And albeit it be our great sinne when it is not so; Yet when he ads works to confirme his Word, he may not only exact beleeving of us, but it is our sinne undeniable, if then we beleeve not: Therefore, saith he, If I do, though ye beleeve not me, beleeve the works. 7. Christ is never rightly known and beleeved on, but when he is taken up as one in essence with the Father; And that however the person of the Sonne be distinct from the person of the Father, in respect of order of subsistence, properties, and order of working; yet the divine essence is undivided, and there is a mutual inexistence of one person in the other; for, they must know and beleeve that the Father is in me, and I in him.