Mark — Chapter 9
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Verse 4
4. Elias with Moyses.] Elias. Moyses. Moyses representeth the Persons of al Saints that shal be departed this life when Christ commeth in his Maiestie to iudgement: And Elias (who was then liuing) figureth the holy men that shal then be found aliue when he commeth in glorie. Who both shal then begin to reigne which Christ in glorie. Beda in 9. Marc.
Verse 13
13. Elias also is come.) Elias and Iohn Baptist Eremites. Elias was Zelous for Gods Law, a great reprehender of sinne, and an Eremite, and shal be the Precursour of Christ in his second Aduent: So was Iohn before his first Aduent, a Zelatour, a Corrector, an Eremite, and his Precursour. heod. in Caten. Thomæ super hunc locum. See S. Hierom in the life of Paul the Eremite, that both Elias and Iohn Baptist were counted principal professours of that life.
Verse 38
38. In thy name.) The name of Iesus worketh miracles. Miracles are wrought sometime by the name of Iesus, whatsoeuer the men be, when it is for the proofe of a truth or for the glorie of God. In so much that Iulian the Apostata himselfe did driue away Diuels with the signe of the Crosse: as S. Gregorie Nazianzene writeth Orat. 1 in Iulian. Theodoret. l. 3 c. 3 hist. And so also Heretikes may doe miracles among the Heathen, to proue any article of the Christian faith; but they neuer did nor euer shal worke any miracle to proue any of their erroneous opinions; as, to proue that Christ is not really in the B. Sacrament.