and they two shall be in one flesh. 6Therfore now they are not two, but one flesh. That therfore which God hath joyned togeather, let ″ not man separate. ✠ 7They say to him: why then Gen. 2, 24.
Deut. 14, 1.* did Moyses command to give a bil of divorce, and to dimisse her? 8He saith to them: Because Moyses for the hardnes of your hart permitted you to dimisse your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. 9And I say to you, that Mt. 5, 32.
Mr. 10, 11.
Luc. 16, 18.
1. Cor. 7, 11.* whosoever shall dimisse his wife, ″ but for fornication, and shal mary an other, does commit advoutrie: and he that shal mary her that is dimissed, committheth advoutrie. 10His Disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to mary. 11Who said to them, ″ Not al [1] take this word, but they to whom it is given. 12For there are Eunuches which were borne so from their mothers wombe: and there are Eunuches which were made by men: and there are Eunuches, which have ″ gelded themselves for the Kingdom of Heaven. ″ He that can take, let him take. ✠
13Then Mr. 10, 13.
Lu. 18, 15.* were litle children presented to him, that he should ″ impose hands upon them and pray. And the Disciples rebuked them. 14But Jesus said to them: Suffer the litle children, and stay them not from comming unto me: for the Kingdom of Heaven is for such. 15And when he had imposed hands upon them, he departed from thence.
16And Mr. 10, 17.
Luc. 18, 18.* behold one came and said to him: Good Maister, what good shal I doe that I may have life everlasting? 17Who said to him: what askest thou me of good? One is good, God. But [2] if thou wilt enter into life keep the commandements. 18He saith to him, which? And Jesus said: Exo. 20, 13.Thou shalt not murder, Thou shalt not commit aduoutrie, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnes, 19Honour thy father & thy mother, * Leu. 19, 18.* Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thyself. 20The yongman saith to him: Al these have I kept from my youth; what is yet wanting unto me? 21Jesus said to him: ″ If thou wilt be perfect, goe, sel the things that thou hast, & give to the poore, and you shall have treasure in Heaven: and come, ″ folow me. 22And when the yongman had heard this word, he went away sad: for he had many possessions. 23And Jesus said to his Disciples: Amen I say to you, that a rich man shal hardly enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. 24And againe I say to you, it is easier for a camel to passe through the eye of a needle, [3] then for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. 25And when they had heard this, the Disciples marveled very much, saying: who then can be saved? 26And Jesus beholding, said to them: With men this is impossible: but with God ″ al things are possible. The 4 Ghospel upon the Conversion of S. Paul, Jan. 25.
Also with in the Octave, and in a votive Masse of SS. Peter & Paul. And for holy Abbots.27Then Peter answering, said to him: Behold we have ″ left al things, and have folowed thee: ″ what therfore shal we have? 28And Jesus said to them: Amen I say to you, that you which have folowed me, in the regeneration, when the Sonne of man shal sit in the seat of his majestie, you ″ also shal sit upon twelve seats, judging the twelve Tribes of Israel. 29And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or Father, or mother, or [4] wife, or children, or landes for my names sake: shal receave an hundred-fold, & shal possesse life everlasting. ✠ 30And Mr. 10, 31.
Lu. 13, 30.* many shal be first, that are last; and last, that are first.
- ↑ χωρουσι capiunt.
- ↑ I see not (saith S. Augustine) why Christ should say, If thou wilt have life everlasting, keep the commandements, if without observing of them, by only faith one might be saved. Aug. de Fid. & op. c. 15.
- ↑ S. Marke expoundeth it thus, rich men trusting in their riches, c. 10, 24.
- ↑ Hereof is gathered that the Apostles among other things, left their wives also to folow Christ. Hier. l. 1. adv. Jovin.
