John 16:15

Lest by the former expression, of the Spirits receiving and communicating of what is Christs, the Father should seem to be secluded from this great work; Therefore he subjoyns for explication, that by reason of the unity of essence, all things are so the Fathers, as they are his also, and therefore he might call these things his which the Spirit should shew, as being communicate by the Spirit, from the Father and him. Whence learn, 1. The way to understand aright what Christ saith, is, to compare one passage with another; Therefore doth he, by this following passage, explain what seemed harsh in the former, that he shall take of mine, and shew it unto you. 2. Christ is to be so eyed in the large allowances communicate unto his Church, as we forget not the Father, but rather we ought to see the fulnesse and rich good-will of the Father in what Christ communicateth, and Christs own excellencie, who hath all fulnesse that is in the Father, to communicate; Therefore he asserteth, that all things that the Father hath are mine, as the reason of that expression, He shall take of mine, &c. 3. Such is the strict union of the Persons of the blessed Trinity, that there is among them a perfect communion in all things; for, all things that the Father hath are mine, and so the Spirits also. 4. As there is an union in essence, and communion among the Persons of the Trinity: so their order of subsistence and operation is distinct, the Son being and working from the Father, and the Holy Ghost from the Father and the Son; for, saith he, all things that the Father hath, are mine from him, and the Spirit shall take of mine, and shew it unto you.