Matthew Poole and continuators on John 9:17

17 They say unto the blind man again. What sayest thou of him that he hath opened thine eyes ? He said , He is a prophet .

What Opinion hast thou of this man, who hath opened thine Eyes? to make the question perfect, Interpreters think, there ought to be this Supplement, On the Sabbath-day. What dost thou think of such a man as this, who would make clay, and apply it to thy C[illegible: 1 letter]re upon the Sabbath-[illegible: 1 letter]ay? How can such a Fact be defended

The Blind man Answered, He is a Prophet. It was taken for granted by the Iews according to their Traditions, That at the command of a Prophet it was lawful to violate the Sabbath: which indeed is no more then, That God hath not in giving us a Law, bound up himself, but he may dispense with his own Law. Their Prophets had an extraordinary mission from God, and immediately revealed the Will of God; so as they looked upon what they said, as spoken by God himself. The Blind man declareth, That he believed that Christ was a Prophet; and being so, his Words and Actions had an extraordinary Warrant, and therefore were not to be judged by ordinary Rules.

Marginal references: Chap. 4.19. & 6.14.