John 5:40

“And ye will not come to me, etc.] Which is to be understood, not of a corporeal coming to him; for many of the Jews did come to him in this sense; some for one thing, and some for another; some for the loaves, that they might eat and be filled; some to see his miracles, and others to partake of the benefit of them; some to hear him preach, and others to catch and cavil at what they could: nor is bare coming to hear Christ preached, or an outward attendance on, and submission to his ordinances, such a coming to him as is here designed; for with these eternal life is not connected: bodily exercise profiteth not in this way; but a spiritual coming to Christ, or a coming to him by faith is here…”

“And ye will not come ... - Though the Old Testament bears evidence that I am the Messiah; though you professedly search it to learn the way to life, and though my works prove it, yet you will not come to me to obtain life. From this we may learn: 1.That life is to be obtained in Christ. He is the way, the truth, and the life, and he only can save us. 2.That, in order to do that, we must “come to him” - that is, must come in the way appointed, as lost sinners, and be willing to be saved by him alone. 3.That the reason why sinners are not saved lies in the will. “The only reason why sinners die is because ‘they will not come’ to Christ for life and happiness: it is not because they ‘cannot,’…”

“Yet ye will not come unto me - As they direct you. John 5:41”

“ye will not: Joh 5:44, Joh 1:11, Joh 3:19, Joh 8:45, Joh 8:46, Joh 12:37-41; Psa 81:11; Isa 49:7, Isa 50:2, Isa 53:1-3; Mat 22:3, Mat 23:37; Rev 22:17 that: Joh 6:27, Joh 6:37, Joh 6:40, Joh 6:68, Joh 6:69, Joh 7:37, Joh 7:38, Joh 11:25, Joh 11:26; Rom 6:23; Jo1 5:11-13 John 5:41”