Luke — Chapter 3
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Verse 20
20. He added this aboue al.) The fault of Princes and other great men, that can not only not abide to heare their faults, but also punish by death or imprisonment such as reprehend them for the same (specially if they warne them, as Prophets & Priests doe, from God) is exceeding great.
Verse 23
23. Of Heli. ) The reconciliation of Matthew and Luke in our Sauiours pedegree. Whereas in S. Matthew, Iacob is father to Ioseph, and here Heli, the case was thus. Mathan (named in S. Matthew) of his wife called Escha begat Iacob: and after his death, Melchi (named here in S. Luke) of the same woman begat Heli: so that Iacob and Heli were brethren of one mother. This Heli therfore marying and dying without issue: Iacob his brother, according to the Law married his wife, and begat Ioseph, and so raised vp seed to his brother Heli. Whereby it came to passe, that Iacob was the natural father of Ioseph which as (S. Matthew saith) begat him: and Heli was his legal father according to the Law, as S. Luke signifieth. Euseb. li. 1 Ec. Hist. c. 7 Hiero. in c. 1 Mat. Aug. li. 2 c. 2. 3 de cons. Euang.