this day and to morow, and the third day I am consummate. 33But yet I must walke this day and to morow and the day following, because it c Non capit
ουκ ενδεχετ αιc cannot be that a Prophet perish out of Hierusalem. 34 Mt. 23, 37* Hierusalem, Hierusalem which killest the Prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I gather thy children as the bird doth her brood under her wings, and [1] thou wouldest not? 35Behold your house shal be left desert to you. And I say to you, that you shal not see me til it come when you shal say, Blessed is he that commeth in the name of our Lord.
ANNOTATIONS.
Chap. XII.
Some punished for example.2. These Galilæans.) It is Gods mercie that he straight punisheth not al offenders, but some few for a warning to al: as that for Schisme he striketh not al such as have forsaken the Church and the lawful Priests, Nu. 16.as he did Core and his complices: that for spoile of Churches he revengeth not al, 2. Mac. 3.as he did Heliodorus: and al that vow and revoke their guifts to God, Act. 5.as Ananias and Sapphira. Some few therfore for their just deserts, be so handled for example, to provoke al others guilty of the same crimes to doe penance. Which if they doe not in this life, they shal al assuredly perish in the next world. Optatus li. 1 cont. Parmen, sub finem.
Diseases not natural.16. This daughter.) We may see that many diseases which seeme natural, doe proceed of the Divel by Gods permission, either for sinne, or for probation: and both those kindes Christ specially cured, for that no natural medicins could cure them, and specially because he came to dissolve the workes of Satan both in body and soul.
24. By the narrow.) Our Lord is not contrarie to himself in that he answereth, the gate to be straite, and few to be saved, whereas els where he said, that many should come from the East and West &c. and joy with Abraham in the Kingdom of Heaven. Mat. 8, 11. For though they be few in respect of the wicked of al sortes, yet they be many in them selves and in the societie of Angels. The wheate cornes are scarse seen at the threshing, when they are medled with the chaffe; but when the il are removed, the whole barne of Heaven shal be filled. So saith S. Aug. Ser. 32 de verbis Do.
Penance.24. Shal seeke.) Many would be saved and looke to be saved, but can not, because they wil not take paines to enter in at so straite a passage, that is to say, to fast much, pray often, doe great penance for their sinnes, live in holy Churches discipline, abstaine from the pleasures of this world, and suffer persecution and losse of their goods and lives for Christes sake.
Schisme.26. Eate before thee.) It is not enough to feed with Christ in his Sacraments, or to heare his word in the Church, to chalenge Heaven thereby, unlesse we live in unitie of the Catholike Church. Con. lit. Petit. li. 2. c. 55.So S. Augustine applieth this against the Donatistes, that had the very same service and Sacraments which the Catholike Church had, but yet severed them selves from other Christian countries by Schisme.
- ↑ The Jewes lost their preeminence, by their own free wil, and not by Gods causing: who created not to cal and crie upon them, and they would not heare: whereby free wil is plainly proved.
