John 6:67-69 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then said Jesus unto the twelve, &c.— On occasion of this great apostacyamong the disciples, our Lord, for the trial of the faithof the twelve apostles, and to give them a proper opportunity of professing it, said, in an affectionate and moving manner to them, See how many have forsaken me! will ye also follow their example? tell me what are the thoughts and purposes of your hearts about this matter. Then St. Peter replied, in the name of all, as in charity believing that they were of the samemind with himself, "Lord, whatever others do, we dare not think of leaving thee: for to whom should, or can we go, with safety, and advantage, but to thee? shall we go to the world? that can never be a satisfying portion to us: shall we go to the service of sin? that would certainly ruin us: shall we go to the scribes and Pharisees? they would mislead and deceive us: shall we go to any schemes of our own or of others framing, for happiness? they would surely disappoint us: shall we go to Moses, and trust in the righteousness of the law? he could not help us, but would send us back to thee: or shall we go to John the Baptist? he has turned us already over to thee: 'tis thou, and thou only, that teachest the true doctrine of eternal life, and art able and willing to give us life, as thou thyself hast told us in this discourse: we therefore are determined to cleave to thee. And from what we have already seen of thee, and heard, and learnt, and felt from thee, we firmly believe, and are fully satisfied, that thou art the true bread of life, even that promised Messiah whom we expected, and that eternal Son of the only living and true God, who, as a Divine Person, camest down from heaven." God is there styled the living God, not to distinguish the nature of the Father from that of the Son, but the nature of the true God from that of all false Gods; and Christ is called, by way of peculiar eminence and propriety, the Son of this living God, to intimate that he, as the Son, partakes of the same divine life and perfections with his Father.