I.4.p.

30.
'Making himself equal with God'.
Whoever reads the four verses (John v.

16-19,) attentively, judging of the meaning of each part by the context, must needs, I think, see that the [Greek: ison heauton poion ton Theo] (18) refers,--not to the [Greek: patera idion elege ton Theon], (18) or the [Greek: ho pataer mou] (17), but--to the [Greek: ergazetai, kago ergazomai] (17).

The 19th verse, which is directly called Jesus' reply, takes no notice whatever of the [Greek: ho pataer mou] (17), but consists wholly of a justification of the [Greek: kago ergazomai].
1803.
The above was written many years ago.

I still think the remark plausible, though I should not now express myself so positively.