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of this very place in S. Matthew and in the Actes, where our Saviour and S. Paul speake thus: Mt. 13.
Act. 28.They have heard heavily, and haue shut their eyes, lest perhaps they may see, and understand, and be converted, and I heale them. Wherby it is evident, that the speaking in parables was not the cause (for many beside the Apostles heard and understood) but them selves would not heare, and understand, and be converted: and so were the cause of their owne wilful and obstinate infidelity. And therfore also he spake in parables, because they were not worthy to understand, as the other to whom he expounded them.

27. And sleep.) The Church, and Christs doctrine, (sleep we, wake we) increaseth by the great providence of God. only the Preachers must sow, and plant, and water, and 1. Cor. 3.* God wil give the increase, nourishing the seed in mens harts. And therfore we may not give ouer, or be impatient and solicitous, if we have not alwayes good successe: but doing our duty, commit the rest to God.

The Church visibly increasing.31. Mustard seed.) If the Church and Truth had more and more decayed and been obscured after the Apostles time unto ours, as the Heretikes hold: then had it been great in the beginning, and smal afterward: where this Parable saith contrary, that it was a mustard seed first, and afterward a great tree. vide Chrys. to 5 contra Gentiles in vita S. Babylæ Mart.

Christian religion wonderfully spreading.32. The birds.) Of al Sectes or doctrine, Christs religion at the beginning was the smallest, and most contemptible; but the successe therof farre passed al mans doctrine: in so much that afterward al the wisest and greatest of the world made their residence and rest therein.

 

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Chap. V.

 

To the Gerasens (and in them to al men) Christ manifesteth how the Divel of his malice would use them, if he would permit: 17. and yet they like not their Saviours presence. 21. A woman Gentil, that began her sicknes when the Jewes daughter began her life (signifying Abrahams time) he cureth by the way as he was comming to heale the Jewes: And even then the Jewes do die; but yet them also he wil revive, as here the Jewes daughter.

 

Mt. 8, 28.
Luc. 8. 26.AND they came beyond the strait of the sea into the countrie of the Gerasens. ²And as he went out of the boat, immediatly there met him out of the sepulchres a man in an uncleane Spirit, ³that had his dwelling in the sepulchres. and neither with chaines ″ could any man now bind him: ⁴for being often bound with fetters and chaines, he had burst the chaines, and broken the fetters. and no body could tame him. ⁵and he was alwayes day and night in the sepulchres and in the mountaines, crying and cutting him self with stones. ⁶And seeing Jesus afarre of, he ranne and adored him: ⁷And crying with a great voice, said: what to me and thee Jesus the sonne of God most high: I adjure thee by God that thou torment me not. ⁸For he said unto him: Goe out of the man thou uncleane Spirit. ⁹And he asked him, what is thy name? And he saith to him: My name is Legion: because we are many. ¹⁰And he besought him much, that he would not expel him out of the countrie. ¹¹And there was there about the mountaine a great heard of swine, feeding. ¹²And the Spirits besought him, saying: Send us ^[1] into the swine, that we may enter into them. ¹⁴And Jesus immediatly granted unto them. And the uncleane Spirits going out, entred into the swine: and the heard with great violence was caried headlong into the sea, about two thousand, and were stifled in the sea. ¹⁴And they that

1. It is not without mysterie that the Divels desired, and Christ suffered them to enter into the swine; signifying that filthy livers be meet dwelling places for Divels. Aug. tract. 6 in ep. 10.