Mark — Chapter 12
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Verse 17
17. To God.) God first to be serued & then the Prince. These men were very circumspect and wary to doe al duties to Cæsar, but of their dutie to God they had no regard. So Heretikes, to flatter temporal Princes, and by them to vphold their Heresies, doe not only inculcate mens dutie to the Prince, dissembling that which is due to God; but also giue to the Prince more then due, and take from God his right and dutie. But Christ alowing Cæsar his right, warneth them also of their dutie toward God. And that is it which Catholikes inculcate: Obey God, doe as he commandeth; Serue him first, and then the Prince.
Verse 19
19. His brother shal take.) Marying the brothers wife. Marke wel here, that the Law which saith, Thou shalt not marie thy brothers wife, is not such as admitteth no dispensation, as though this mariage were against nature. For here the same Law saith, that in some case, the brother not only might but then was bound to marry his brothers wife. Leu. 18,16. Deu. 25,5.
Verse 24
24. Not knowing the Scriptures.) Many truths deduced out of scripture which Heretikes see not. Who would haue thought that by this place of Scripture alleaged by Christ, the Resurrection were proued? and yet we see that Christ doth hereby deduce it, and chargeth these great Doctours and Maisters (which arrogated to them selues the knowledge of Scriptures) that it is their ignorance, that they knew not so to deduce it. No maruel then if the Holy Doctours and Catholike Church make the like deduction sometime and proofes, where the Heretike doth not or wil not see so much, therfore no doubt, because he knoweth not the Scriptures, whereof he boasteth so much, nor the sense of the holy Ghost in them. For example, when of that place, It shal not be forgiuen in this world nor in the world to come, ancient Fathers deduce, that there are sinnes remitted after this life in Purgatorie. See Mat. 12,32.