Luke — Chapter 7
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Verse 5
5. Built a Synagogue.) Building of Churches, Monasteries, &c. As at that time to found a Synagogue, was acceptable to God, and procured the prayers of the faithful people for whose vse it was made: so now much more in the new Testament, to build a Church, Monasterie, College, or any like worke for the honour and seruice of God, is grateful to him and procureth the prayers of the good people for whose vse such things be founded.
Verse 44
44. Into thy house.) Exteriour signes of more then common deuotion. An exceeding approbation of the extraordinary workes and signes of external deuotion, which seeme to carnal men (though otherwise faithful) to be often superfluous or not acceptable. This Simon was perhaps of a good wil, and therfore (as diuers others did elswhere) inuited Christ to his house, not of curiositie or captiousnes, as some other did: but of affection, as it may seeme by Christs familiar talke with him. Notwithstanding his duties towards him were but ordinary. But the anointing, washing, kissing, wiping of his feet in such sort as the woman did, were further signes of more then vulgar loue: such as is in deuout men or women that goe on pilgrimage and kisse deuoutly the holy memories of Christ and his Saints. Which is no more but an exteriour expressing of their affection, and that they loue much, as euery vulgar christian man doth not.
Verse 50
50. Thy faith.) Iustification attributed not to faith only. The remission of her sinnes being attributed before to charitie, is now also said to come of her faith. Whereby you may know that it commonly proceedeth of both, and of hope also, though but one named. Because when there be diuers causes concurring to one effect, the scriptures commonly name but one, and that especially which is most proper to the purpose and time, not excluding the other. And therfore his working miracles vpon any person, is attributed to the faith of them on whom or at whose desire they be done. Because he wrought his miracles to induce al men to beleeue in him; and therfore specially required faith at their hands, and namely before other things, whether they did beleeue that he was able to doe that which they asked at his hands: without which it had been rather a mockrie and tentation of him, then a true desire of benefit at his hands.