Matthew Poole and continuators on John 6:26

26 Jesus answered them, and said, Verily, verily I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled .

They asked him, When he came thither? A curious and impertinent Question, to which he doth not think fit to give an apposite Answer, but at first letteth them know▪ that he knew their Hearts, and what designs they had in following him; which was not to see the miraculous effects of the Divine Power▪ the Credentials of his Commission from Heaven, and to receive him as the true Messiah, and believe his Doctrine: But they came upon fo[illegible: 1 letter]low an Acc[illegible: 4 letters], as to be fed by him.