4. Guift.] Our Sauiour willeth him to goe, and offer his gift or sacrifice, according as Moyses prescribed in that case, because the other sacrifice, being the holiest of al holies, which is his bodie, was not yet begune. So saith S. Aug. li. 2. q. Euang. q. 3. & Cont. Aduers. leg. & Preph. li. 1. c. 19. 20.
8. Not worthie.] Orig. ho. 5. in diuers. When thou eatest (saith he) and drinkest the bodie & blood of our Lord, he entreth vnder thy roofe. Thou also therfore humbling thyself, say: Lord I am not worthie, &c. So said S. Chrysostom in his Masse, and so doth the Cath. Church vse at this day in euery Masse, See S. Augustine ep. 118 ad Ianu.
14. His wiues mother.) Of Peter specially among the rest, it is euident, that he had a wife, but (as S. Hierom saith) after they were called to be Apostles, they had no more carnal companie with their wiues, as he proueth there by the very words of our Sauiour: He that hath left wife, &c. And so in the Latin Church hath been alwayes vsed, that maried men may be, and are daily made Priests, either after the death of the wife, or with her consent, to liue in perpetual continencie. And if the Greeks haue Priests that doe otherwise, S. Epiphanius a Greeke Doctour telleth them, that they doe it against the ancient Canons; and Paphnutius plainly signifieth the same in the first Councel of Nice. But this is most plaine, that there was neuer either in the Greek Church or the Latin, authentical example of any that married after holy Orders.
22. Let the dead.) By this we see that not only no wordly or carnal respect, but no other laudable dutie toward our parents, ought to stay vs from folowing Christ, and choosing a life of greater perfection.
26. He commanded.) The Church (here signified by the boate or ship) and Catholikes, are often tossed with stormes of persecution, but Christ who seemed to sleepe in the meane time, by the Churches prayers awaketh, and maketh a calme.
Chap. IX.
The Maisters of the Iewes he confuteth both with reasons and miracles: defending his remitting of sinnes, 9. his eating with sinners, 14. and his condescending to his weake Disciples, vntil he haue made them stronger. 18. shewing also in two miracles, the order of his prouidence about the lewes and Gentils, leauing the one, when he called the other: (27). he cureth two blind men, and one possessed. 35. And hauing with so many miracles togeather, confuted his enemies, and yet they worse and worse, vpon pitie toward the people, he thinketh of sending true pastours unto them.
AND entring into a boate, he passed ouer the water, and came into his owne citie. 2And behold they brought to him one sicke of the palsey lying in bed. And Iesvs ∷[1] seeing their faith, said to the sick of the palsey, Haue a good hart Sonne, thy sinnes are forgiuen thee. 3And behold certaine of the Scribes said within themselues, ″ He blasphemeth. 4And Iesvs seeing their thoughtes, said: Wherfore think you euil in your harts? ″ 5Whether is easier, to say, thy sinnes are forgiuen thee: or to say, arise and walk. 6But that you may know that the ″ Sonne of man hath power in earth to forgiue sinnes, (then said he to the sick of the palsey) Arise, take vp thy bed, and goe into thy house. 7And he arose, and went into his house, 8And the multitudes seeing it, were afrayd, and ″ glorified God that gaue such power to men.
9And when Iesvs passed forth from thence, he saw a man sitting in the custome-house, named Matthew; And he saith to him, Folow me. And he arose vp, and folowed him. 10And it came to passe as he was sitting at meate in the house, behold many Publicans and sinners
- ↑ We see that the faith of one helpeth to obtaine for an other.
