Matthew Poole and continuators on John 17:26

26 And I have declared unto them thy Name, and will declare it : that the love wherewith thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I in them .

By the Name of God, is to be understood God himself, and whatsoever God hath made himself known by his word, and Gospel, his Attributes and Perfections. And after my Resurrection, I will yet further declare it to them, who are yet in a great measure ignorant and imperfect in their notions of thee;

that thy love wherewith thou hast loved me▪ may be further communicated to them, and be derived to them, and abide in and upon them for ever; because I am in them▪ (so some would have it read, tho the word be [non-Latin text not transcribed], which properly is, and I, we translate it) The words are but a repetition of what our Lord hath often said, and illustrated Chap. 15.9. by the parable of the Vine and the Branches; and teach us this lesson; That Christ must be in those Souls who can pretend to any share in that love of God wherewith he hath loved Christ, 2 Cor. 13 5. Know ye not your selves, that Iesus Christ is in you except ye be reprobates.