sonnes, adoring and desiring some thing of him. The Ghospel upon S. James day. Jul. 25. And S. Johns ante portam Latinam Maij 6.21Who said to her: What wilt thou? She saith to him: Say that these my two sonnes may sit, one at thy right hand, & one at thy left hand in thy Kingdom. 22And Jesus answering, said: You know not what you desire. Can you drinke of the cup that I shal drinke of? They say to him: We can. 23He saith to them, My cup indeed you shal drinke of: but to sit at my right hand and left, is not mine to give to you, but ″ to whom it is prepared of my Father. ✠
24And the ten hearing it, were displeased at the two brethren. 25And Jesus called them unto him, and said: Mar. 10, 41.
Luc. 22, 25.* You know that the Princes of the Gentiles [1] overrule them: and they that are the greater, exercise power against them. 26It shal not be so among you, but whosoever wil be the greater among you, let him be your minister: 27And he that wil be first among you, shal be your servant. 28Even as the ″ Sonne of man is not come to be ministred unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many. ✠
29And Mr. 10, 46.* when they went out from Jericho, a great multitude folowed him. 30And behold two blind men sitting by the way side, heard that Jesus passed by, and they cried out saying: Lord, have mercie upon us, sonne of David. 31And the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their peace. But they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercie upon us, Sonne of David. 32And Jesus stood, and called them, and said, What wil ye that I doe to you? 33They say to him: Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34And Jesus having compassion on them, [2] touched their eyes. And immediatly they saw, and folowed him.
ANNOTATIONS.
Chap. XX.
1. In the morning.) God calleth some in the morning, that is, in the beginning of the world, as Abel, Enoch, Noe, and other the just and faithful of the first Age; at the third houre, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the rest of their Age; at the 6. houre of the day, Moyses, Aaron, and the rest; at the 9. houre, the Prophets; at the eleventh, that is, at the later end of the world, the Christian Nations. Aug. de verb. Domini ser. 59. Briefly, this calling at diverse houres signifieth the calling of the Jewes from time to time in the first Ages of the world, and of the Gentils in the later Age thereof. It signifieth also that God calleth countries to the faith some sooner, some later; and particular men to be his servants, some yonger, some elder, of diverse ages.
1. Cor. 15.Diversitie of glorie in Heaven.9. Penie.) The penie promised to al, was life everlasting, which is common to al that shal be saved. But in the same life there be degrees of glorie, as * betwixt starre and starre in the element. Aug. li. de virginis. c. 26.
16. Few elect.) Those are elect which despised not their caller, but folowed and beleeved him; for men beleeve not but of their owne free wil. Aug. li. 1. ad Simplic. q. 2.
Difference of merits and reward.23. To whom it is prepared.) The Kingdom of Heaven is prepared for them that are worthie of it and deserve it by their wel doing; as in holy Scripture it is very often: Mat. 16, 27.
Ro. 2, 6.
Mt. 25, 34.That God wil repay every man according to his workes. And, Come ye blessed, possesse the Kingdom prepared for you. Why? Because I was hungrie, and you gave me meate; thirstie, and you gave me drinke &c. Therfore doth Christ say here, It is not mine to give. Because he is just and wil not give it to everie man without respect of their deserts; yea nor alike to everie one, but diversly according to greater or lesser merits; as here S. Chrysosto. maketh it plaine, when our
- ↑ Superioritie is not here forbidden among Christians, neither Ecclesiastical nor temporal; but heathenish tyrannie is forbidden, and humilitie commended.
- ↑ Our Saviour who alwayes could, and often did cure the diseased, by his only wil, or word, here gave sight to these blind, by touching their eyes with his holie hand.
