Mark — Chapter 11

Scripture before: the conditions and circunttances of the fame much to be dittinctly weighed racles giuen to againft the Mifcreants of this time for many cautes. Firft, chat God without derogation to his creatures, bonour,yea to che great comendasion of it,doch giue verrue of miracles and cureto Water or other creatures, Secondly,that he giveth {ich verrues to thete creatures {pecially which be by vieand » The Game giué occupying in facred functions or others ife, asic Were tanctified:for this pond wasic Wherein the (pecially-ro tam- carcailes of fheepe(thertore called Probatica & other beaits to be acrificed, were firft Wathed,to Gifted -crearu- Which being alWaies red (as S. Hierom jaith) with the bloud of hottes,this force was giuen,tor the res, commendation of the facrifices of the Law there offerea. How much more mav Weacknowledge fuch Workes of God miraculoufly done in or about the Sacrifice or Sacraments of the mew Telta- menc, Which faithleffe men wholy reiect and condemne for fables, becaufe they know nor the 3 Miracles done Scriprures northe powerotGod. = Thirdly. that this operation was giuen at one time more then 3) On nemore an other, & rather on great feftiual daies then other vulgar times(tor this wvas the feat of Patche or 1,2 an other of Penreco{t) as daies more (anctified, and vvhen the people made greater concourfe : Which (pecially 7 rea. fhevveth that vve fhould nor wonder to fee yreat miracles done at the Memories and feaftes ee rolemnenies. of Martyrs or other great Feftiuities,miore chen ar orlerpiaces and times Fourthly,that the f . Angels or {ome {pecial Saincts are Pretidents or Patrones of iuci places of miracle, and workers 4 Angels and alfo vnder God ot che effects that there extraordinarily be done. Which ought to make Chriftians Sainctes parro- lefle doubt, that the force of diuers waters in the World is iuitly attributed by our forefathers and MS & Workers good ftories to the prayers and pretence ot Saincts, Which pro:ane incredulous men referre onely places of mi- to nature, vntruely pretending that God is more siorified by the Workes ot nacure, Which be of FACtes. his ordinarie prouidence , chen py the graces of Miracle given co his aincts or Angels by his extra- ‘racles i ordinarie prouidence. Fifthly , thar miracles be not Wrought on men by their taith onely and $ Miracles in as wel by cheir prefence in fpirit as in body, or vpon the parties detire or deuotion onely,according Ceftaine places, tothe Heretikes pretext that God isalike pretent by his power and grace to every man and places & Wrought vpé and thertore that men neede norto go trom theiroWne aoutes or counwries to teeke holines or the that_corpo- health at the places of Chrifts or his Saingts birch , death, memories: for none could haue benchire tally vilite the of this water buthe that could rouch it, and be init corporally , and at that iuit cime When the {4me. See $.Au- Water Was in motion by the Angel. Yea tixtiy, we mav coniider that in fuch cates to make the guitine ep. 137. matter more maruelous, rare, and more earneitly to be fought tor, and to fignifietovsethat God 6 Alreafonigin harh al fuch extraordinary operations in his owne wil and commaundementr, Without al rules of thefe matrers our reafons and queitioning thereon, none could be healed butthag perion Who firft could get muit yeld to into the pond after che Angel cameand ilirred the fame, —- Seuenthly,chac thete graces of corpo- Gods pleafure. ral cures giuen to this Wacer, * prehgure the like force of the Sacrament of Bapruine for the cure 3 This Water is of foulcs, though We neede not feeke the corretpondence thereof tothe gure in euery point. 2 ¢ ore ot Ba Laitly, Chrilt by his power of excellencie and prerogatiue could and did heale this poore man ;; line. i: Taal 232 THE GOSPEL CHa. 8 Chrift ‘extra- thar could gecno- body to help him inro the water, because he carneftly and long defired the re- erdinarily hea- medie by God appoiated, but Was excluded by neceflitie: as our Lord faueth al fuch as die without feth and Gaueth Baptifme,ifthey in their owne perfons earne(tly intended, defired,and foughe tor the fame. vvithour crea- 14. Sinne no more.) We may gacher hereby thac chis mans long infirmitie Was for punifhment ures. ofhis Ginnes , and that men often atcribure their ficknes to other natural defects, and feeke for re- Sinne the caufé medies of the worldin vaine, When the tanne for Which it was tent , remaineth,or is noc repented of ficknes and of:and therfore thacinal infirmities men Chould firft rurne to God & goe to their Ghoitly father, inhirmities,. aad chen call for che Wordly Phificions afterward, 4a, Lreceiue not.)-Our Mater meaneth chat mans teftimonie is nor neceffarie ro him, northae the truth of his Diuinitie dependerh on worldly witneifes or mens commendations: chouzh to vs fuch ceftimonies be agreableand neceilarie. and {0 for our inttruction he vouchiaued to rake the teftimonies of lohn the Baprifk and Moytes and the Prophets: and departing out of this world,to fend forth al his Apoftles,andin them al BiChops and Lawtul Paitors, to be his wimedfes from Hicrufalem to the ends of the World,

Faithfuiin meeting at honcit feftes and recreations for maintenance of prefence honou loue, peace,and amitie among cnem felues: he reproueth the heretic of Tatian,Marcion,and fuch reth and appro- like condemning Wedlocke: laftly (as S. Cyril faith) he fanctifieth and bleflerh the Mariage ofthe Faithtulin che new Teltament, making ica new creaturein him, and difcharging it of the manifold maledictions and diforders Wherein it Was before, By Which benediction the often di- uorces, remariages , and pluralities of Wines, and the womens feruile fubie€tion and imparitie in that cale,be redretfed and reduced to the primitive infticution, and fo Chriftian mariage made a Sacrament, See S..dug. denupt. cy concup. is. 1 ¢. 10 eo 21. li. i de adult, coniug, c. 8. ;

Afterward the {aid Schifmatikes ( which is lightly the end of al Schif- mes) reuolted quite from the Lewes religion, and dedicated their temple in Garizim to lupiter Olympius, as Caluins fupper and his bread and Wine is like at length to come to the facnifice of Ceres and Bacchus. a4.dn Spirit and veritie.) Our Sauiour foretelleth her that the end & ceafing of their facrifice & Chriftian ado- adoration in both the Temples (hould Chortly be, and euen then vvas begone to be fulfilled : in- racié through- {tructing her ia three things concerning that point. firft, chatthe true Sacrifice fhou!d be tied no ouc al natidsin pore ro that one place or nation, but that true adoration (hould be through out al Nations accor- euery place, in ding to the Prophecie of Malachie. Secondly, that the groile and carnal adoration by the Hef hand fpimit & veritie: bloud of beaites and other excernal terrene creatures,not hauing in them grace , tpiric, and life, that is, in the ¢hould be cakenavvav, X an other lacrifice tucceede, Which (hould be init telrinuilible , celeftial, Sacramentsaud dinine, ful of life , Spirit, and grace, and thirdly , char this adoration and facrifice {hould be the feruice of the vericic it (elf, vvhereofal the former facrifices and hoftes Were but fhadovves and figures. and he uew law, ful of caileth that hete tpiricand truth, vvhicain the 4rit Chapter is called grace andtruch. Al yvhich is fpirit O¢ grace: no more but a prophecie and detcription of the Sacrifice of the faicnful Gentils in rhe body and in the verice Of bloud of Chriit: not chatitis noc by external meanes giuen ro vs ( for orhervvife vve being men things before confifting of Hefhand bloud couid nor becapapie thereof) bucrhar iris fpirit and life in ic felf, prehgured, {pe- being the Hef h of the VV OR DOFG fucceilion, Mal. 1,8.

This latin vvord promeretur, cannot be exprefled effectually in any one Englith vvord. It fignifieth,Gods tauour to be procured by the forefaid vvorkes The Protes of almes and charitie,as by the deferts and merites cfthe doers, Which doctrine and yvord flants auoid of merites the Aduerfaries like {o il, thac they flee both here andels vvhere fromthe the vvord mes vvord, tranflating here tor , promeretur Desc, God ss pleafed, more neere to the Grecke,as they Tite: 2 wagiran pretend. Which in deede maketh no more for them then the latin,vvbich is agreable to moft auncient copies, as vve fee by Primafius S. Auguftines {eholer. .Forif God be pleated Good workes wvith good workes and {hew fauour for them, then are they meritorious, and thenonly Meritorious. faith is noc the caufe of Gods fauour to men. 17, Obey your Prelases.) There is nothing more inculcated inthe holy Seriptures, then The Apoftle obedience of the lay people to the Priefts and Prelates of Gods C hurch,in matters of foule, doth inculcate confcience, and religron. V vhereof the Apoftle giueth this reafon , becaufe they haue the obedience to charge of mens foules , and muft anfvver tor them; vvhich is an infinite preemi- the Priefts and nence aad {uperiority, ioyned yvith burden, and requireth maruelous fubmifsion and bifhops ot mott obedient fubiection of al that be vader themand their gouernement. Fromthis Gods Church obedience there is no exception nor exemption of kings nor Princes, be they neuer fo great. I fthey hane foules, and be Chriftian men, they mutt be fubiect tafome Bifhop, Prieft,or No perfonex- other Prelate. And vvhatfoeuer he be (though Emperour of all the vvorld) if he take empted from vpon himto prefcribe and giue lawes of religion to the Bifhops and Priefts, vvbomhe this obediéce ought to obey and be fubie@ ynto in religion, he {hal be damned wndoubtedly, except he in matters of repent, becau(e he doth againft the exprefie vvord of God and law ofnature. And by this religion. you may fee the difference of an heretical andadifordered time, from other Catholike Chriftian daics- For herefie and the like damnable reuoltes from the Church of God, is Ro more butarebellion and difobedience to the Pricits of Gods Church, yvhen menre- fufe to be vader their difcipline, to heare their doctrine, and interpretation of Scriptures, to obey their lawes and counfels- I his difobedience and rebellion fromthe Spiritual Go~ wernour, vader pretence of obedience tothe Temporal ,is the bane of our daies, and {pe- cialiy of our Counirie, vvhere thefe new Sectes are properly mainteined by this taife prinaple, That the Prince in matters of foule and reiigion may commaund the Prelate: vvhich is directly andeuldently againftthis Scripture and all other , that commaund the C{heepe of Chriites fold to obey their {piritual O fiicers. THE THE ARGVMENT OF THE EPISTLE OF S. LAMES. H1S fpiftle(as the veft folovving)u diretted {pecially, as S. Augustine fasth , again(t the errour of only fusth, vvbich fome beld at that time alfo, by mifcon(lruing S. S Paules vvordes. Yea not only that, but many other er- Sa rours ( vvbich then alfo vvere annexed ynto it , a6 they =H are novy) doth this Apofile bere roucive exprel y. He faith therfore, that not only faith, but alfo good vvorkes are nece(farie : that not only faith,but alfo good a prorkes dosufiifie: tharthey ave actes of Religion, or feruice and vvor{ hip of God: that tokeepe al the commanndements of God, and foto abfsine from al mortal finae,is not tmpofible, bur neceffarie: thar God is not author of jinne, no not fo much as of tentation to finne: tharyyve muft flay our felues from inning , vveth feare of our death, of the ludgensent, of hel: and frivre our felues to deine of good , vvith our rvevvard that vve fhall baue for it in beauen. Thefe posntes of the Catholike fasth be commendeth earneftly vito vs,inueighin yebemently again{t them that teach the corrarie errors. Hovy= beit he doth Soithel admoni{b not toneglest fuch , but te feeke thesr conuerfion, f bevving them hovy merstorions 4 thing that 1. Thus then be exhorteth generally to all good vvorkes,e> deborteth from alfinne. bur yer aifonamely to certaine, or from certaine : a8, from acception of perjons, from aetraction and rafh indgig, from concupifcece and lose of this vvorid, from fvvearing : and,topraitr,te alnes, to humilitse,confefiion and penance : but moft copioully to patsence us perfecutson. Vekich lames Novy, vvbo this lames yvas sit isnothe, vvboje feat the Church keepeth rhe vwrete this ag of Tulie,rvbich wvas S. (ots brother,and yvhofe martyrdom vve ane AC. Sputle. ir, buthe, vybomebe Church wvorfhippeth the firjt of Maie, vvbors called Fratcr_ Domini, our iordcs brother , and brorber to Inde, and wvhich yrs the firjt Bs! bop of Hierujaiem, ef vvhomvve reade Aft.is 7 21. andalfo Gal.

17. Denne of theeues.) If the Temple was then a denne of theeues, because of profane & secular marchandise? how much more now, when the house appointed for the Holy Sacrifice & Sacrament of the Bodie of Christ, is made a denne for the Ministers of Caluins bread?

Cua. XXIIIL ACCORDING TO S. LVKE. 213 §2 vvascariedinto heauen. t And they adoring vvent backe 53 into Hierufalem vvith greatioy: t and they vvere alvvaies in the temple praifing and blefling God.

among fo many? tlesvs therfore faith, Make themenro fit dovvne. And there vvas much graffe in the place . The men therfore fare dovvne, in 1x numberabour flue thoufand. t lesvs therfore rooke the loaues : andvvhen he had giuen thankes, he diftributed to them thar fare. in like maner alfo of the fifhes'as much as they t2 vvould. + And after they vvere filled, hefaidro his Difci- ples, Gather the fragments that are remaining, left chey be 13 loft. + They gathered therfore, and filled tvvelue bafkets vvich fragments of the fue barley loaues,vvhich remained ro 14 themrhat had eaten. + Thofe men therfore vvhen they had feen vvhat a figne Lesvs had done,faid, That this is the 15 Prophet in deede that isto come into the vvorld. t Lesvs therfore vvhen he knevv that they vvould come to take him, and make him king, * he fed againeinto the mountaine him felfalone. 3 16 t And vvhen even vvas come,his Difciples vvent dovyne 17 to thefea. t And vvhen they vvere gone vp into the {hippe, they came beyond the feainco Capharnaum.and novwv it vvas 18 darke,and lesvs vvasnotcome vntothem t Andthe fea 19 arofe, byreafon of a great vvinde thar blevv. tT Vvhen they had rovved therfore about fiue and tvventie or thirtie furlonges , they fee Les vs vvalking vponthe fea, and to 20 dravv nighto the fhippe,and they teared. ¢ Buthe faith to 21 them, Iris I, fearenot. t They vvould therfore haue taken him into the {hippe: and forthvvith the fhippe vvasat the land to vvhich they vvent. 22 + Thenexe day, the multitude that ftoode beyond the fea, favv thatthere vvas no other boare there bur one , and that es vs had norentred into the boare vvith his Difciples, 23 bur chat his Difciples only vvere departed: + but other boa- tes came in ft Tiberias befide the place vvhere they had earé 24 the bread, our Lord ‘+ giuing thankes. t Vvhen therfore the * Thefe wor- multicude favy that I es vs vvas not there, nor his Difciples, fe do. plainly they vvent vp into the boares,& came to Capharnatt feeking giuing thankes 25 Lesvs.t And vvhé they had found him beyond the fea,they al bielling oF 26 faidto him,Rabbi, vvhé cameft thou hither? es v sanfvve- the bread and red them, and faid, Amen, 2men I fay to you, you feeke me multipleates not becaufe you haue feene fignes , but becaule you did eate thereof. 27 ofthe loaucs,anad vvusc Hiled. t “ Vvorke nor the meate thar Gg perifheth 134 THE GOSPEL Cua. VI. perifheth, bur that endureth vnto life euerlafting, vvhich the Sonne of man vvil giue you. For him the Father, God, hath figned. + They faid therfore vnto him ,Vvhac fhal vve 28 doe ehat vve may vvorke the vvorkes of God? ¢ LES vs.29 anfvvered , and faid to them, This isthe vvorke of God, that you beleeue in him vvhom he hath fenr. t They faid ther- 30 fore ro him ,Vvhat figne therfore doeft thou, that vve may fee,and may belceue thee? vvkat vvorkeft thou? t Out * fachers did cate Manna in the defert,as icis vvrit- 31 ten, Bread frombeanen be gaue themtocate. t LESVS therfore faid 32 to them,**Amen,ainen fay to you, Moyfes gaue you not the rw ite habeas bread from heauen,but my Father giueth you’ the true bread word,tmen,&¢ from heauen. ¢ Forthe bread of God it is thar defcendeth 33 tranfface it nots from hesuen, and giucth life to the vvorld. + They faid ther- 34 esverfse fore vato him, Lord, giue vs alvvaies this bread, + And 35 Lesvs faidtothem, lam the bread of life, he that commerh ro me, fhal noc hunger : and he that beleeueth in me, fhal neuer thirft. t But faid to you that both you haue feen me 36 The Gofpel j and you beleeuenor. t Altharthe Father giucth me, fhal 37 pe: in . . the Affiuerfarie Come to me ; and himthat commeth to mel vvil not caft efthe dead. forth, t Becaufe 1 defcended from heauen , notto doe mine 38 ovvne vvil,but the vvil of him that fent me. + Forthisis the 39 vvil of him thar fent me, the Father: that al that he hath giué me I leefe nor thereof, but raifeicinthelaftday. t Andthis 40 [{ isthe vvilof my father that fent me:that euery ‘one that feeth the Sonne, and beleeueth in him, haue life euerlaiting, and I vvilraife him in the laft day. 4 t The levves therfore murmured at him, becaufe he had 4! faid , 1am the bread vvhich defcended from heauen: + and 42 they faid, Isnot this les vsthe fonne of lofeph, vvhofe father and mother vveknovv? Hovv then faith he, Thar defcended from heaven? t lesvs therfore anfvvered and 43 faid to them, Murmure not onetoan other: t no man can 44 The Gopel vps cometo me, voles the Farher that fent me, “dravy him: and day in vebitfen. VVil-taife him vp in the laft day. t Iris vvritten in the Pro- 45 vrecke, phets , Andal fhal be docible of God. Euery one that hath heard of the Father, and hath learned, commeth tome. t Northar 46 any man hath feen the Father, but he vvhich is of God: this hath feen the Father. t Amen, amen I fay to you,he that be- 47 Jeeueth in me, hath life cuerlafting. t 1 am the bread of life. 48 t Your fathers did cate” Manna in the defert: and they died. 49 t This Exo. 16,

— bleifed his nepheWes for tignitication of ( hrifts benediction, for now the croife began ca be glo- Bleffing with Gen. #8 ious among the tsichful, and the Apoitles (as it is moft certaine * by the fathers vvhich callican the figne of the Ite ancient tuaditicn ) vied that ligne for an external note ofbencdiaion. YeaS, Auguttine faith coffe, Tertul. Cin PL 30 Cone.z) that Chrift him telf not without caute Would haue bis figne to be fixed in our de cores. foreheads asinthe !cate of thamefaftnes, thatca Chriftian man Chould not be afhamed ofthe militia? reproche of Chrit, ana what forme cana Chriltian man vie rather to blefle him fe!f or others, Bajel. de then that Which Was dedicated in Chrifts death,and is a conuenient memorial of the fame? How- SPs sanct. (ocuer itbe, thatthe Sirhops and Puetts of Gods Church bleife with an external figne , no man o27 cad repyekend, being Warranted by Chrifts owne example and action, Dd iij THE arg @®THE ARGVMENT OF S.1OHNS GOSPEL, x» lobas Gofpel may be divided into foure partes. The firft fal is, of the actes of (rift before bis folcimne mani~ fifation of himfelfe , vvbile Loln Baptift vvas yet baptexing: “\ Chap. ¥, 2.3. 4. os Las Second, of bis Afkes in Lurie (haning nowy begonne his fo~ femne manife (lation in Gulilee, Mat. 4,12) the jecond Eafler or Pufche of his prea~ * This (peach ching : Chap. 5. For ofthe firjt pafche, we had inthe firjtpart, chap. 2,13: And very common the pafthe of *the ewes was at hand. And thut feajt vwbereof vve haue in in this Gofpel, this fecond part, chap. ,1: After this there wasa feftiual day ot *the lewes, [ren.li. 24 as appeareth by js shought of good Authors, to be the feaft of Pafhe. Ce 390 aoe ar Nee rhe thicd part is,of bis Attes in Galilee,and in turie about the third Pafche, reth thache wri- 4nd after it:cap. 6 ,t0 the 12. For fo vve hawe chap.6,4:And Pafche the teftiual teth ro the Gen- day ot *the lewes was at hand. The fourth partis ofthe fourth pafthe (vvbich vve baue in the end of the

Sacrament. Author operis imperf. 50.17. 8. Augultine Ui. 39 de conjen/ Euang.c. 25 ty fersr+0 de temp. ty ep. s9 ad Paulinumq. ¢. Paulinus him feltin the next epiltle before that, among S. Auguftines. Venerable Bede alfo vpon this place. Theophylade vpon this place. And that ic fhould be meant of the holy Sacrament, the forme of folemne taking the bread into his handes, bletling ic, breaking it, and reaching it to his difciples ( exceding proper to the confecration, andcommon tonone other The B. Sacra- vulgar benedidtion, nor any Where vied butin Chrifts miraculous multiplying the loaues) andthe mene im one fingular ettecte in notifying Chrift vnto them, do proue, And ifit be the Sacrament (asicismo(t kinde. probable} then is it an euident example and wvarrant of miniftration in one kinde, +6. Penance ta be preached.) He {hevved vnto them out of the Scriptures, not onely the things The Catholike that Were now accomplifhed in him felf, buralfo thar Were yetto come about his Church: as, o¢ yniuerfal . Where it Chould begin, to wit, at Hierutalem: and howy farre it fhould goe, to wvit, to al nations: Church De Umit. chache might not fuffervs ( {aith S, Auguitine ) to erre neither in the bridegrome nor in the bride. ° E¢.¢10. Porchis maketh manife(tly againft al Heretikes and Schifmatikes , thatiet vp nevy churches in “att particular countries , dravving the people from the foretaid onely true Church , yvhich tromrHie- f. 2 4) rusalem fo grovveth * ouer al nations, cil the end of the yvorld come. ie so. Bleifed hem.) Chrift our igh prieft,” prefigured {pecially therein by Melchifedec, often Chrift bleffed Heb. 7,6. gaue his bletfing to his: lomtimes by vvordes, as, Peace be ro you: tomtimes by impofing his handes: diuers waies, Jo. 20, 21 and now here by lifting vp his hands ouer his Difciples as it vvere tor his farewel, In vvhatforme,

So the life faith of life and to him chat thinkerh the life to be a lisr , 41s meate The real pre- [bal be death cy nor life to him, Auguit. Ser.2 de verb..Ap.c.1. And S. Leo thus, Because our Lord teith, ence, Except you cate Cy ¢. let vs fo communicate that ve nothing doubr of the truth of Chriftes body and blond: for that u receiued Uvith mouth, vubicn w beleeued in hart: and they anjvver imen in vaine, that di/pute menf. againjt that wvbich they receiue. .

yet looked ouer chem fo fu- perficially tharthey could not finde therein him tobe (Carist their King, Lord,life,and Sauiour, » For the {pecial maiiters & Scribes of the levves then, Were like vnto our Heretikes novv, vyho be becaufe they euer talking and turning and ChufHing the Scripcures, but are of al men moftignorantin the decpe fearche not the yy oyyiedge thereof. And therfore our Maitter referreth them noeto the reading onely or learning Scriptures dee- 101 without booke, or hauing the fentences thereof gloriouily painted or vvritten in thier Tem- pely , but read ple, houfes, or coates: butto the deepe fearche of the meaning and mytteries of the Scriptures, fuperticially, § Yyhich are not fo ealily to be feenin the letter. Neither Ievves: nor Heretikes finde the truch, CuHuapep. VI. Hawing vith fine loaues fed fiue thoufand 16 ( vvalking abfothe night after upon the (fea) 22 on che morovv the people there upon reforting untohim , 27 he prea- The 3 part. cheth unto them of the Bread vuhich he vuil gine: telling them thas he ss come His acres from heauen,and therfore able to giue fuch bread as ca quicken the World,euen his ip Galilee. & ovune flefh : and that al hu Elect fhal beleeue as much.60 Many notvvithftan- : S ding do murmur at thu dottrine, yea and become apoftataes,thoug heel them that in. Iewrr, they (lal fee by hus ~Afcenfion into heauen, that ews defcended from heauen, but about the the Tuvelue flicke unto him , beleening that be God ommipotent, as he faid. third Pafche Among vuhom alfo (that no man be {oandalized ) he fignifieth that be fore- and after. krevuesh anu, vusl become a traitor : as among the forejaid, vuhich vvenid ecome apoftatacs. The Gofpe 76 F TER thefethings les vs vvent beyond t ent Siiday. the fea of Galilee , vvhich is of Tiberias: ft and a great multitude folovved him, be- » caufe they favv the fignes vvhich he did vpon thofe that vvere ficke. tles vsther- fore went vp into the mountaine,and there he fare vvith his Difciples. ¢ And the Pafche vvas at hand, 4 the feftiual day ofthe levves. tVvhen les vs therforehad 5 lifted vp his cies,and favv thata very greac malcitude com- meth to him, he faith to Philippe, Vvhencefhal vve bie bread:that thefe may eate? t Andthis hefaid, rempcing him, 6 for him felf knevv vvhat he vvould doe? t Philippe anfvve- 7 redhim, Tvvo hundred penie vvorth of bread is not fuffi- cient forthem, thar euery man may takea litle peece. + One 8 of his Difciples , Andrevy the brother of Simon Peter, faith to We VIL Mt. 14,

laid before nor after him: w hich prerogatiuc(ne doubt) was of Gods prouidence, this lofeph no leffe abftaining atterward to be buried in it,then the other Loieph from copulation With the mother of our Lord, S. winguftine. s5.SaW themonument.) Thefe good vvomen of great deuotion obferued the Sepulcher for puicher, or Se- the honour of the holy body. Vvherevpon the deuotion of faithful folke vvatching and vifiting pulchres. EASTER —DAY. S* That is, firft after the Sab- both , Which is (saith S. Hiero, 4-4 ad Hedib. ) ses Dominica, our Lords day, wvherein he 2- rofe. for the weeke is deui- ded into the Sabboth, & the 12.3.4.5.6 of the Sabboch. & the ‘Apoftle (1 Cor. 16,2) cOmaun- deda collection of money to be made on the. firft of the Sabe on Good-Friday and Eafter eue che fepulcher made in cuery Church for memorie of our Loras busial , is cxceding good and godly, {pecially the B. Sacrament for more Gignification Lake being prefent in the fame sepulcher, Cuar XXILIL Deuout vvomen not firding his body in the Sepulcher, « Angels tel them that heu rifen according to bw ovunepreditiion: 9 per the Apoftles util nos veleeme st, a2 bus neither Veter findeth bis body there. 13 He vvalketh vuitr ivve Dt ciples, declaring al thu unto them our of the Scriptures , and knovien of elem by breaking of bread. 16 The fame day he appeareth to the Eleuen and others being together , 4 felt of them, andecateth viith them. fmady teaching inem ont of the Scriptures not onely of bu Pafsion and Rejurrection, «7 but atjo os nu Casholike Church, «9 he promijeth tas Holy Ghojf te confirme sisem, 50 and je ajcendesh into heauen. to. ND inthe*firft ofthe Sabboth very early t ayes ¢ Gy! they came to the monument, carying the Mr.16,1 % WR {pices vvhich they had prepared. t And2 Jo.20,1 ‘ay —rn \ ui they found the ftone rolled backe from = LN QS the monument. ft And going in, they 3 Cpe S found not the body of our Lord Lesvs. t And itcame to paflezas they vvere aftonied in their minde 4 at this, behold tvvo men ftoode befide them in gliftering ap- pareil. f And vvhen they feared and caft dovvne their coun- 5 tenance tovvard the ground, they faid vnto them , Vvhy feeke youthe lining vvith thedead? theis nor here, butis 6 rifen, remember hovv he fpake to you, vvhen he yet vvas in Galilee, t faying, * That the Sonne of man mutt be deliuered 7 Lit.9,22 into the handes of finners and be crucified, and the third day tifeagaine, t And they remembred his vvordes, t And going 8 backe 9 <. Cua. XXIILII. ACCORDING TO S$ LYVKE. ltr backe from the monument,they told al thefe things to thofe both. whereby We learne, boris 10 eleuen,andtoal thereft. t And it vvas Marie Magdalene, the keeping of and Loane,and Marie of lames, and the reft thar vvere vvirh Sunday , & the Churches count it them,vvhich {aid thefe chingsto the Apoftles. t And thiefe of daies by the vvordes feemed before them as dotage, and they did not be- 2-3-4 ofthe Sab- both,co be Apo- leeue them. ftolical. which * ; . _ 5-Syluefter after Io.20,3.1 12 t Buc* Peter rifing vp ranneto the monument:and {ton Ward aamed. 2, ping dovvne he favv the linnen clothes lying alone, and 3.4 feriam &c. wentavvay marueiling with him felfat chat which was done, Fray: Remon +* And behold,tvvo of them vvent the fame day intoa Mr. 16, 13 ; Ts . I. tovvne vvhich vvas che {pace of fixtie turlonges from Hie- the compel vps 14 tufalem,named Emmaus. + And they talked betvvixt them Munday in Eae 1s felues of al thofe things that had chaunced. t And it came to paile: vvhile they talked and reafoned vvirth them felues, 16 lesvsaifo him felf approching vvent vvich them, + but 17 their cies vvere held that chey mightnorknovv him. +¢ And hefaidto them, Vvhac are thefe communications that you 18 conferre one vvith an other vvalking,and are fad? t And one vvhole name vvas Cleophas, an{vvering, faidto him, Art thou only a ftrangerin Hierulalem, and haft norknovven 19 the thingsthat haue been done in it,thefe daies? tTo vvhom he faid, Vvhat things? And they faid, concerning lesvs of Nazareth, vvho vvas a man a Propher, mightie in vvorke 20 and vvorde before God and althe people. t And hovv our cheefe Prieftes and Princes deliuered him into condemna- 21 won ofdeath,and crucified him. t butvve hoped chat ir vvas he thac fhould redeeme Ifiael:and novv befides al this,to day 22 isthethird day fince thefe things vvere done, + But certaine vvomenalfo of ours, made vs afraid : vvho before ir vvas 23 light, vvere atthe monument, t and not finding his body, came, faying thacthey favv a vifion alfo of Angels, yvho fay

lightly hold al chis chapterto pertaine nothing to the sacra- both kindes mental recciuing , butco fpiricual feeding on Chrift by faith oneiy ) itcan make nothing for one not neceflasic, Kinde or other. Andin reipect of vs Catholikes, Who belecue Chrifts Whole perfon both humani- tie and Diuinitie, both Heth and bloud to bein either forme, and to be wholy receiued no lefle in the fir, then in the fecond or in both, tnis place commaundcth nothing tor both the kindes, The Sacramen- 13. Yow fhat not haue life.) Though the Catholixes tcach theie wordesto be fpoken of the Sar ral receiuing of T2menmt, yet they meane nor (no mére then vur Saviour here doth) to exclude al fiom faluation, rn &-F that receiue not adtuaily and Sacramentally vader one or both kindes, For then children that die Chrifts body, aaa ntay , Pe : notalWaies ne- after they be baptized and neuer receiued Sacramental!y , fhould perifh: which to hold, were ceffurie to fal. heretical Neither did S. Auguftine meanc, applying thete Wordes to infants aifo » that they could uation. not be faued without recciuing facramenuaily , as not onely the Heretikes,buc Eratinus did valeac- nedly a ily ig. Gen, Oil, God drawWeth vs vvith our free wil, Kg.cont, as Ep, verb, Ap.

Church becalled the tonnes of God. What The prote(tants wonderful wrangling and rergiuertation the Arians vied ro auoid the euidence or this piace, We lee are tike the inS. Auguttine li. 3 de Do@, Chrift. c. z.euen fuch as the Protetiants do,to auoid the like wordes, verigling Arias Thu « my body, concerning the B, Sacrament. ° 3, By him,} Againe,by this he fignificth the eternitie, diuinitie, cmnipotencie, and cqualitie the yVorp ofthe Wor por Sonne, with God the Father, becaute by him al things Were created. alchings not a creature hefaich , both vilible of this vvorld:and inuitible, as Angels and al fpiricual creatures, Wherevponit byt the crea- is euident aifo , thachim (clfis no creature, being the creator of al: neither is finne of his creation, or, being a defecte ofa thing,rather then a thing it felt,and therfore neither of ner by him. 1a, He gaue them povver.] Free wil to receiue or acknowledge Chrit, & power giuento men, Free-yvil, ifthey wil,to be made by Chrifk the (onnes of God: but not torced or Grawen therevnto by any necetlitie,