53And Mt. 14, 34.* when they had passed over, they came into the land of Genezareth, and set to the shore. 54And when they were gone out of the boat, incontinent they knew him: 55and running through that whole countrie, they began to carie about in couches those that were il at ease, where they heard he was. 56And whithersoever he entred into townes or into villages or cities, they laid the sicke in the streets, and besought him that they might touche but the hemme of his garment: and as many as touched him, were made whole. ✠
ANNOTATIONS.
Chap. VI.
3. The carpenter.) As his countrie-folkes seeing him not only to be a poore man, but also knowing (as they thought) his whole parentage to be but vulgar, not reaching to his Godhead and Divine generation, did take offence or scandal of him: so doe the Heretikes take like offence at his Person in the B. Sacrament, saying: Why, this is not God; for it is bread made of corne by such a baker, of the same mould that such a lofe is: not marking that it was not made Christ by baking, but by Consecration, and the vertue of Christs words.
Chrys. ho. 49, in Mt.
Luc. 4, 25.
3. They were scandalized.) This scandal rose partly of envy of his equals by birth, who reputing them selves as good as he, tooke skorne to be taught of him. Whereupon Christ saith: A Prophet is not without honour but in his owne countrie; signifying (as it is plaine in Luke) the malice and envy of the Jewes his countrie men in refusing him (Jo. 1.) and that the Gentils would more esteeme of him.
5. He could not.) It is said that he could not worke miracles there, not meaning that he was not able, but that on their part there wanted apt disposition to receave them. And therfore he would not of congruity worke there, where their incredulity was so great, that it would not have profited them. And for this cause he saith Mr. 5, 36.
Mt. 10.* els where to them, that wil see and enjoy his miracles, Only beleeue.
9. Not two coates.) He forbiddeth superfluities, and too careful provision of bodily things, when they are about Gods service in gaining soules. And for the contrariety that seemeth here and in S. Matthew, understand that there he forbiddeth them to carie rod or staffe to defend them selves, here he permitteth a walking rod or staffe to leane and stay upon: there he forbiddeth shooes to cover al the foote, such as we weare: here he permitteth sandals, that is such as had soles only, which the poore commonly ware in Jewry, & now some religious men. See S. Augustins opinion li. 2 c. 30 de consensu Evang. to. 4.
13. With oile.) In the words of the commission oile is not mentioned, and yet it is certaine by this their using of oile, that either Christ did then appoint them to use it, or they might take it up of them selves, by vertue of the general commission.
13. With oile.)By this it is cleere that not only the Apostles or other may have power to worke miracles, by their only word and invocation of Christs name, but also by application of creatures: which creatures also have a miraculous medicinal vertue to heale diseases.
Chap. VII.
