John 5:41

Lest they should think that in commending himself, and chalenging them, he was hunting after vain-glory, as false-teachers do, Christ obviates that mistake, and sheweth that he was seeking no such thing, nor was capable of any addition of honour from the creature. Whence learn, 1. Christ is so omniscient, that he knoweth and marketh the thoughts of every one that he dealeth with; So much doth his obviating their thoughts teach. 2. It is the usual fault of men, that they have but low and base thoughts of Christ, and that they measure and judge of him and his followers, by themselves; for, this suspition of Christ, imported that they looked on him as a meer man, and, as they were themselves ambitious, verse 44. so did they judge of him, and so are his servants judged of. 3. Christ was no hunter after vain-glory, nor is he capable of any addition of honour by mens acknowledging of him; nor ought men to think that he seeks them because he hath any need of them, or that they adde any thing to him, when he makes them somewhat; For albeit men are bound to manifest and declare his super excellent glory; and men by sinne do what they can to dishonour him, as who would cast dirt or spit against the Sun? yet his infintie glory is neither capable of addition nor diminution from the creature; for, I receive not honour from men.