4. Guift.) Our Saviour willeth him to goe, and offer his guift 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. Evang. q. 3. & Con. Adver. leg. & Proph. li. 1. c. 19, 20.
DOMINE non sum dignus.8. Not worthie.) Orig. ho. 5. in divers. When thou eatest (saith he) and drinkest the bodie & blood of our Lord, he entreth under thy roofe. Thou also therfore humbling thyself, say: Lord I am not worthie, &c. So said Liturg. Græc sub. finem.* S. Chrysostom in his Masse, and so doth the Cath. Church use at this day in every Masse, See S. Augustine ep. 118. ad Janu.
Priests mariage.14. His wives mother.) Of Peter specially among the rest, it is evident, that he had a wife, but Lib. 1. adv. Jov. c. 14.(as S. Hierom saith) after they were called to be Apostles, they had no more carnal companie with their wives, as he proveth there by the very words of our Saviour: Mt. 19, 29* He that hath left wife, &c. And so in the Latin Church hath been alwayes used, that maried men may be, and are daily made Priests, either after the death of the wife, or with her consent, to live in perpetual continencie. And if the Greeks have Priests that doe otherwise, Epiph ha. 59.S. Epiphanius a Greek Doctour telleth them, that they doe it against the ancient Canons; and Sozom. l. 1. c. 22.* Paphnutius plainly signifieth the same in the first Councel of Nice. Socrat. li. 1. c. 8.But this is most plaine, that there was never 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 worldly or carnal respect, but no other laudable dutie toward our parents, ought to stay us 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 Ghospel upon the 18. Sunday after Pentecost.ANd entring into a boat, he passed over the water, and came into his owne citie. 2And Mr. 2, 3.
Luc. 5, 18.* behold they brought to him one sick of the palsey lying in bed. And Jesus [1] seeing their faith, said to the sick of the palsey: Have a good hart Sonne, thy sinnes are forgiven thee. 3And behold certaine of the Scribes said within themselves: ″ He blasphemeth. 4And Jesus seeing their thoughtes, said: Wherfore think you evil in your harts? ″ 5Whether is easier, to say, thy sinnes are forgiven thee: or to say, arise and walk. 6But that you may know that the ″ Sonne of man hath power in earth to forgive sinnes, (then said he to the sick of the palsey) Arise, take up 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 gave such power to men. ✠
The Ghospel upon S. Matthewes day, Sept. 21.9And Mr. 2, 14.
Luc. 5, 27.* when Jesus 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 up, 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.
