Matthew Poole and continuators on John 16:33

33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace . In the world ye shall have tribulation : but be of good chear, I have overcome the world .

By peace here, is not so much to be understood, Peace with God; which, yet we have from Christ, and through Christ, according to Rom. 5.1. Being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Iesus Christ. Nor yet [illegible: 1 letter]eace of conscience, which is the copy of our Peace with God: As a peace of mind, a quiet, serene calm temper, which indeed is the effect of the other, as the cause, that you might not be troubl'd and disturb'd, neither for my sake, nor yet for your own.

Tho in the World ye meet with troubles, which you will certainly do, because the World hateth you,

Be of good chear (saith he) I have overcome the world; where by World is to be understood, all Temptations from it; whether from the flatteries, or from the frowns and troubles of it. We are said to overcome the World, but we overcome it as Soldiers, fighting under Christ, who is the Captain of our Salvation, and his Victory is our Victory, 1 Ioh. 4.4. and 5.4, 5. Christ overcame the Prince of the World, and cast him out, as we heard before; and he hath overcome Sin, and we in him, in the midst of all Tribulations, are more than conqerors through him that loved us, Rom. 8.37. This was our Saviours last Sermon, which we have upon sacred record in Holy Writ.

Marginal references: Isa. [illegible: 1 letter].6. Chap. 14.27. Eph. 2 14. Col. 1.20.