the Jewes should not (after their manner) thinke it enough, that he is of their bloud; he telleth that such rather are deare to him, as keepe Gods commandements.
Mt. 12, 9.
Lu. 6, 6.AND he entred againe into the Synagogue, and there was a man there that had a withered hand. 2And they watched him whether he would cure on the Sabboths; that they might accuse him. 3And he saith to the man that had the withered hand: Rise up into the middes. 4And he saith to them: Is it lawful on the Sabboths to doe wel or il? to save a soule, or to destroy? but they held their peace. 5And looking round about upon them, with anger, being sorrowful for the blindnes of their hart, he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored unto him.
6And the Pharisees going forth, immediatly made a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. 7But Jesus with his Disciples retired to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee and Jewrie followed him, 8and from Hierusalem, and from Idumæa, and beyond Jordan. And they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing the things which he did, came to him. 9And he spake to his Disciples that a boate might attend on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. 10For he healed many, so that there preassed in upon him for [1] to touch him, as many as had hurts. 11And the uncleane Spirits, when they saw him, fel downe unto him: and they cryed saying, 12 ″ Thou art the Sonne of God. And he vehemently charged them that they should not disclose him.
13And Mt. 5, 1. 10, 1.
Lu. 6, 12. 9, 1.* ascending into a mountaine, he called unto him whom he would him self, and they came to him. 14And he made that ″ twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach. 15And he gave them power to cure infirmities, and to cast out Divels. 16And he gave to Simon the name ″ Peter. 17And James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he called their names, Boanerges, which is, the sonnes of thunder. 18And Andrew and Philippe, and Bartlemew and Matthew, and Thomas and James of Alphæus, and Thaddæus and Simon Cananæus, 19and Judas Iscariote, who also betrayed him.
20And they come to a house; and the multitude resorteth togeather againe, so that they could not so much as eate bread. 21And when his friends had heard of it, they went forth to lay hands on him. For they said that he was become [2] mad. 22And the Scribes which were come downe from Hierusalem, said: Mt. 12, 24.
Lev. 11, 15.* That he hath Beelzebub; and that in the Prince of Divels he casteth out Divels. 23And after he had called them togeather, he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24And if a ″ Kingdom be devided against it self, that Kingdom can not stand. 25And if a house be devided against it self, that house can not stand. 26And if Satan be risen against himself, he is devided, and can not stand, but hath an end. 27Nobody can rifle the vessel of the strong, being entred into his house, unles he first bind the strong, and then shal he rifle his house. 28Amen I say to you, that al sinnes shal be forgiven the sonnes of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shal blaspheme. 29But
- ↑ The only touching of Christs holy Person, or any part of his clothes, or whatsoever belonged to him, did heale al diseases.
- ↑ See here the conceit of worldly friendes, who thinke the Zeale of Religion, madnes: and therfore count them mad, that are Zelous in Gods cause, and for the Catholike faith: and the more Zelous, the more mad.
