Mark — Chapter 3
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Verse 12
12. Thou art the Sonne.) Sermons, Seruice, and prayer of Heretikes. The confession of the truth is not grateful to God, proceeding from euery person. The Diuel acknowledging our Sauiour to be the Sonne of God, was bidden hold his peace: Peters confession of the same was highly allowed and rewarded. Aug. tract. 10. in ep. Ioan. Ser. 30. 31. de verb. Apost. Therfore neither Heretikes sermons must be heard, no not though they preach the truth. So is it of their prayer and seruice, which being neuer so good in it self, is not acceptable to God out of their mouthes, yea it is no better then the howling of wolues. Hiero. in 7. Osee.
Verse 14
14. Twelue.] The number of Twelue, mystical. This number of twelue Apostles is mystical and of great importance (as appeareth *by the choosing of Mathias into Iudas place to make vp againe this number) prefigured in the 12. Patriarkes, Gen. 49. the 12. Princes of the children of Israel, Num. 1. 12. fountaines found in Elim, Exod. 15. the 12. pretious stones in the Rational of Aaron, Exod. 39. the 12. Spies sent by Moyses, Num. 13. the 12. stones taken out of Iordan whereof the Altar was made, Iosu. 4. the 12. loaues of Proposition, Leuit. 24. &c. Anselm. in Mt. c. 10. And these are the 12. foundations of heauenly Hierusalem. Apoc. 21. *Act. 1.
Verse 16
16. Peter.) Peters preeminence. Peter in numbring the Twelue is alwayes the first, and his name is so giuen him for signification of his calling to be the *Rock or Foundation of the Church vnder Christ: as here also the name BOANERGES is giuen to other two Apostles for signification, and so diuers names elswhere in the old Testament and in the new. *Mat. 16.
Verse 24
24. Kingdom against Kingdom.) Dissension of Heretikes. As this is true in al Kingdoms and Common-weales where Ciuil dissension raigneth, so is it specially verified in heresies and Heretikes, which have alwayes diuisions among themselues as the plague of God, *for diuiding them selues and others from the Church. *Greg. li. 9. ep. 3.
Verse 29
29. Eternal sinne.) Venial sinnes forgiuen after death. That which is here called eternal, is (*as S. Matthew expresseth) that which shal neither be remitted in this life, nor in the life to come. Where we learne by S. Marke, that there are also sinnes not eternal; and by S. Matthew, that they are such, as shal be forgiuen either here, or in the life to come. *Mat. 12,32.
Verse 33
33. Who is my mother.) Spiritual kinred and busines preferred before carnal and worldly. Neither is it here said, that he had no mother, as some vpon these wordes falsly gather; nor ingratitude to our parents is taught vs by this answer: but we be hereby admonished to preferre the spiritual mother of the Faithful, which is the Church Catholike, and our brethren in her, and their spiritual good, aboue our carnal parents or kinne. For so our Maister being occupied here about heauenly things, accounted al them his mother and brethren, which did the wil of his Father, in which number our Lady his mother was also included, for she did his Fathers wil. Aug. ep. 38. The B. Virgin without sinne. Yea and aboue al others, because she had so much grace giuen her that she neuer sinned not so much as venially in al her life. Aug. de nat. & grat c. 36.