Mark — Chapter 6
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Verse 3
3. The Carpenter.] As his countrie-folkes seeing him not only to be a poore man, but also knowing (as they thought) his whole parentage to be but vulgar, not reaching to his Godhead and Diuine generation, did take offence or scandal of him: so doe the Heretikes take like offence at his Person in the B. Sacrament, saying: Why, this is not God; for it is bread made of corne by such a baker, of the same mould that such a lofe is: not marking that it was not made Christ by baking, but by Consecration, and the vertue of Christs words.
Verse 5
5. He could not.) It is said that he could not worke miracles there, not meaning that he was not able, but that on their part there wanted apt disposition to receaue them. And therfore he would not of congruity worke there, where their incredulity was so great, that it would not have profited them. And for this cause he saith *els where to them, that wil see and enioy his miracles, Only beleeue. *Mark 5,36. Mat. 10.
Verse 8
8. Not two coates.) He forbiddeth superfluities, and too careful prouision of bodily things, when they are about Gods seruice in gaining soules. And for the contrariety that seemeth here and in S. Matthew, vnderstand that there he forbiddeth them to carie rod or staffe to defend them selues, here he permitteth a walking rod or staffe to leane and stay vpon: there he forbiddeth shooes to couer al the foote, such as we weare: here he permitteth sandals, that is such as had soles only, which the poore commonly ware in Iewry, & now some religious men. See S. Augustins opinion li. 2 c. 30 de consensu Euang. to. 4.
Verse 13
13. With oile.) By this it is cleere that not only the Apostles or other may haue power to worke miracles, by their only word and inuocation of Christs name, but also by application of creatures: which creatures also haue a miraculous medicinal vertue to heale diseases.
Verse 23
23. With oile.) In the words of the commission oile is not mentioned, and yet it is certaine by this their vsing of oile, that either Christ did then appoint them to vse it, or they might take it vp of them selues, by vertue of the general commission.