John 5:47

Christ closeth this chalenge, with an amplification taken from that which is more in their esteem, to that which they accounted lesse of; Shewing that if they did not beleeve Moses writings, who himselfe was so high in their esteem, and whose writings they acknowledged to be divine Scripture, it was no wonder they gave him no credit, of whom they had no such account, though indeed he was infinitely above him. Whence learn. 1. Christ our Lord was content to undergo contempt and disrespect, and to be looked on as inferiour to his very servants; That so he might make his people truely honourable, and might sanctifie contempt to them; and particularly, that his servants might not be discouraged when they are sleighted, considering that none contemne them, but they contemne these whom they professe to esteem more of: Therefore Christ speaks of himself here as inferiour to Moses in their eyes, and acquiesceth in this, that they contemned Moses whom they boasted of, as well as him. 2. The writings of Moses (as of other pen-men of Scripture are worthy to be beleeved) even all and every part of them; for, it is a chalenge, ye beleeve not his writings. 3. Such as will not beleeve the Scriptures, would not beleeve Christ, nor esteem of him, if he were in the world speaking to them; for, if ye beleeve not his writings, how shall ye beleeve my words? See Luke 16.29, 30, 31.