Difference between St. John and the other Evangelists in reference to Galilee and Jerusalem--The Two Purifications of the Temple-- Jewish feelings respecting the Temple, easily understood by Englishmen--The Temple-Market--The impression of our Lord's Zeal on the minds of the Disciples--The Words '_My Father's House_'--The Temple raised in three days--Double senses 72 DISCOURSE VII. ST. JOHN III. 3.--_Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God._ Effects of the signs at the Passover on the crowd--Their impression on Nicodemus the Pharisee--Seeing the Kingdom of God--The New Birth--The perplexity of the Pharisee--The Spirit and the Wind-- Earthly Things and Heavenly Things--The Son of Man from Heaven and in Heaven--The Brazen Serpent--Consciousness not the basis of God's Kingdom--The Will of God 85 DISCOURSE VIII. ST. JOHN III. 30.--_He must increase; I must decrease._ Return to John the Baptist--What John's Disciples say of the new Teacher--John's answer--The Gift from above--The Royal Bridegroom-- The friend of the Bridegroom--The joy of John in his insignificance-- The Earthly and the Heavenly Speech--How the Divine Testimony is received--The Difficulty of believing in God--The new Revelation of the Father and the Son--The Wrath of God 101 DISCOURSE IX. ST. JOHN IV. 10.--_Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water._ Water a Sign of Purification and a Sign of Life--Jesus in Samaria-- The Gift of God--The Well of Life within--The woman revealed to herself--The Place of Worship and the Object of Worship-- Spiritual and superstitious tendencies of the Samaritans--Christ declaring Himself to the woman 115 DISCOURSE X. ST. JOHN IV. 48.--_Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe._ The woman's Message to her countrymen--'_Is not this the Christ?_'-- Wonder of the disciples--The Reapers and the Harvest--What rewards Christ promises--The Samaritan Faith--The Galilæan Faith--How the Nobleman's Faith was affected by the Cure of his Son 128 DISCOURSE XI. ST. JOHN V. 16-18.--_And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, because He had done these things on the sabbath-day. But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him, because He had not only broken the sabbath, but said also that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God._