Luke — Chapter 13
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Verse 2
2. These Galilæans.) Some punished for example. 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 haue forsaken the Church and the lawful Priests, *as he did Core and his complices: that for spoile of Churches he reuengeth not al, **as he did Heliodorus: and al that vow and reuoke their guifts to God, ***as Ananias and Sapphira. Some few therfore for their iust deserts, be so handled for example, to prouoke 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. *Num. 16. **2. Mac. 3. ***Act. 5
Verse 16
16. This daughter.) Diseases not natural. We may see that many diseases which seeme natural, doe proceed of the Diuel 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 dissolue the workes of Satan both in body and soul.
Verse 24
24. By the narrow.) Our Lord is not contrarie to himself in that he answereth, the gate to be straite, and few to be saued, whereas els where he said, that many should come from the East and West &c. and ioy with Abraham in the Kingdom of Heauen. Mat. 8,11. For though they be few in respect of the wicked of al sortes, yet they be many in them selues 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 remoued, the whole barne of Heauen shal be filled. So saith S. Aug. Ser. 32 de verbis Do.
Verse 26
26. Eate before thee.) Schisme. It is not enough to feed with Christ in his Sacraments, or to heare his word in the Church, to chalenge Heauen thereby, unlesse we liue in vnitie of the Catholike Church. *So S. Augustine applieth this against the Donatistes, that had the very same seruice and Sacraments which the Catholike Church had, but yet seuered them selues from other Christian countries by Schisme. *Con. lit. Petit. li. 2. c. 55.