10. cha c From the 1. verse vnto the 19. After these thinges hee accuseth greatlie the blynde and vnfaithfull shepheardes of the people of the Iewes and with all hee sheweth that hee is that true shephearde whiche quickeneth his sheepe with his death redeemeth them by his power and care from all euilles and refresheth them with wholesome foode And in these thinges he setteth foorth the example of the best shephearde for all faithfull shepheardes instructing them what becommeth them and what their duetie is but chiefly hee inculcateth that whiche hee vseth to vrge euerye where that hee is the Sauiour of the worlde whiche giueth life to the faithfull through his death d In the 19 20 21. ver But there riseth a newe businesse and a newe dissention about this doctrine some wilfully cauellyng at the proposed truth and other no whitte the lesse mayntayning and defending the same e In the 22 23 24 ver In the feast of the dedication the aduersaries propose a question to the Lorde whereby they might take a newe occasion to cauill They demaunde whether hee bee Christe that blessed sonne of almightie GOD that is to say the Messias and if hee bee that hee woulde confesse it openlye plainely and manifestly f From the 25 ver vnto the 31 Therefore the Lorde Iesus professeth and not onelye professeth but also prooueth that hee is Christe the blessed the sonne of the blessed God g In the 31 ver By the whiche profession they beeyng rather prouoked then instructed are willing to stone Iesus as a blasphemer h From the 32 ver vnto the 39 But hee reasoning friendly with them sheweth that hee is the sonne of GOD in deede and that hee sinned not at all against the maiestie of his father i In the 39 40. vers But because no reasons can preuayle with the grosse inflexible and blinde aduersaries leauing them agayne and passing ouer Iordane he returned vnto that place where Iohn first beganne to baptise k In the 41 ver There he found not a few obedient sheep l In the last ver For manie beleeued on Iesus there m What wēt before what followeth Hetherto wee haue hearde greate and diuine thinges and yet there follow after a sorte greater and more diuine thinges * The 11. cha n From the 1. ver vnto the 46 and before all the rest the raysing agayne by Christe of Lazarus hauing layne nowe foure dayes in the graue and stinking o Why Christ wrought this myracle The last day of Christe the Lorde approched wherein he offered him selfe for the saluation of men to GOD the father to bee an odour of a good smelling sauour And the nearer hee drewe vnto his death the more plainelye doeth the force and fruite of the Lorde his death shewe it selfe p What we may learne by this myracle Certaynelie the Lorde sheweth moste manifestlie by this his sixte last signe or miracle that hee is the life of all the worlde who although hee dyed vppon the crosse yet can hee saue the soules of the faithfull in death and rayse vp the dead And because this thing is harde to bee beleued of fleshe and mans reason this historie is handeled both plentifully and exactly yea and euidently so that thou maiest thinke that thou beholdest all thinges with viewe of eye In the meane season in Martha and Marye wee are taught what manner of faith ours ought to bee And the myndes of the Godlye are confirmed through all the historye agaynst the feare of death the offence of the Crosse is mittigated and vtterlie taken awaye q From the 46 ver vnto the end of the chapter and the cause of the hatred and enuie of the Priestes or Senatours of the people of Israel is declared wherewith they beeing blinded consulte to kill Christe That consultation is touched in fewe but yet in euident words * The 12. cha r In the 1 2 3 and 4. ver Now heereunto pertaineth the feast solemnised in Bethanie s From the 5. ver vnto the 12 in the description whereof the cause is shewed whereby Iudas being moued purposed to sell and betray Iesus to the Priestes t The Euangelists purpose in the rest which followeth In those things whiche followe Iohn handeleth those matters whereby the glory and vertue of Christe appeared shone oftentimes most cleerely to the people of Israel v From the 12. ver vnto the 19 first where as he entred into the citie with regal pompe hee declareth that he is the king the deliuerer of the people of God whome the Prophetes foreshewed to come x In the 19. ver This greeued the Pharisees who beeing ouerwhelmed with the greatnesse power and euidencie of Christ his doings are cōstrained to despaire of their owne matters y In the 20 21 22. ver Hereunto this also is added that the Greekes or Gentiles came to Ierusalem from coūtries very farre distant to see and salute Iesus z From the 23. ver vnto the 27 Whereby the Lord taketh occasiō to speake of his death of the fruite thereof and of the great and farre exceeding glory following his death immediately a In the 27 and 28 ver Also he prayeth that the father would set foorth his glory b In the 28 and 29 ver An oracle is giuen from heauen answering to the prayers of the Lorde c From the 30 ver vnto the 34. Therevpon the Lorde teacheth agayne most cleerely what fruite shall come vnto the faithfull through his death d In the 34 verse Nowe when the people here upon moued a question touching the eternitie of the Messias e In the 35 and 36. ver Hee exhorteth them to faith f In the 37. verse The Iewes notwithstanding continue in their vnbeliefe g From the 38. ver vnto the 44. the which thing Iohn proueth that Esaias foreshewed h Frō the 44. verse vnto the end of the chap. But to confirme the weake in faith the Lord maketh a most vehement Sermon wherein hee gathereth a briefe rehearsall of his doctrine hytherto publikely proposed i What went before S. Iohn hitherto hath set foorth those things which the Lorde spake and did priuately and publikely before his Passion among those which were familiar with him and in the presence of all the common people as well by disputing as by preaching both maintaining and deliuering to the Church the most full and perfect doctrine of the Gospell k What followeth but in those thinges which followe hee describeth certaine secrete and mysticall as well sayings as doings of the Lorde which hee spake and did in that his last and mysticall Supper before his Disciples Heere all thinges burne and glitter with a certaine diuine brightnesse For heere all the mysteries of our faith and of the kingdome of God are proposed and opened and
peraduenture they might be ouercome with gentlenes lōg suffering prescribing by the very same deed of his a forme to his ministers what they should do also in the like cases and with such maner of men But hee shrinketh not from his office hee leaueth not off to doe good neither forsaketh hee the vndertaken defence of the trueth yeeldyng no whit at all in these points to his enemies q In the 22. 23. verses Therefore he deliuereth from the Diuell one possessed with a Deuill which was brought vnto him being blinde and dumbe restoreth vnto him the vse of his tongue and of his eyes r In the 24. verse and because the Pharisees did detract this diuine deed ascribing it to the working by the Diuell ſ From the 25. ver vnto the 30 the Lord taketh vpō him the defence of the truth proueth by most strong argumēts that his myracles workes yea and all his doings were wrought by the power of God not of the Diuell and that therefore the kingdome of heauē was now come And here doth he againe most plainely set forth that which lately wee said was the chiefe point of our religiō namely that Iesus is Christ t Frō the 30. ver vnto the 46 And foorthwith hādeling his aduersaries as they deserued hee rebuketh thē most grauely For he sheweth at large their want of belief or rather their vngodlines declareth what shall become of the contēners of the kingdom of God v From the 46 ver vnto the end of the Chapter Lastly he putteth backe his mother his cousins which were desirous to speake with him by a somewhat hard answere signifiing therby that the least must not be yelded to carnall affectiōs so oft as the affaires of the kingdome of God are in handeling x A briefe repetition of the 3. chapters last before going In the three chapters last before going Matthew hath intreated of the Ministers of God his worde and of certaine chiefe pointes of our religion y The matter bandeled in the 2. chapters following and nowe doeth there followe a more plentifull treatise of the woorde of GOD of the vertue fruite and price thereof which is fitly knitte to the matter before going For the ministerie of the worde of God is occupied in the verie word of God And this treatise is set foorth in parabolicall speaches and similitudes that at the least by this meanes the mindes of the godly might be stirred vp to the searching forth of the trueth and mysteries of God * The 13. cha z From the first vers vnto the 24. And the first parable proposed touching him which sowed seede in the fielde sheweth that there be diuers kindes of hearers of God his worde and that God doth not allowe all the hearers of his worde but them onely in whom the seede prospereth vntill it bring forth due fruite a From the 24 vers vnto the 31. Forthwith by an other parable that is to say by the similitude of the tares hee pointeth forth as it were with the finger an other fault also and plague of tilled land teaching in the meane season howe good seede may be preserued sounde b In the 31.32 33. verses In the 34. and 35. verses is shewed the cause why Iesus spake by similitudes From the 36 vnto the 44. verse christ repoundeth the parable of the tares After this by two other similitudes taken from the graine of mustarde seede and from leuen hee sheweth howe great the power of the worde of God is and howe euidently it worketh in them by whome it is receiued although it seeme to the worlde vile and contemned c In the 44 45 and 46. verses In the fourth place by two other similituds proposed touching a treasure hidde in the fielde and a most precious pearle he signifieth that the price of God his worde is so great that in comparison hereof we ought to contemne all thinges in the worlde although they bee neuer so precious yea that we ought with the very losse of all our goodes to prouide vs the worde of God d From the 47 verse vnto the 51 Againe in setting forth the similitude of the net cast into the sea he sheweth plainely what shal become of them especially which intermedle them selues in the assembly of the godly and yet are hypocrites and counterfeite godlinesse teaching the meane while that wee must not lightly condemn any forthwith but leaue euery one to his owne iudge e In the 51 and 52. verses When as he had set foorth these things after this maner he commaundeth his ministers also diligently to way the similitudes and for the playner setting forth of the trueth and of the glorie of the kingdome of GOD and for the profite of the Churche to vse all the kindes of elocution and apt speach f From the 53. verse vnto the end of the chapter And although the Lord taught in such sort that no man was able to accuse either his faithful dealing or his diligence yet was he litle regarded and accepted of his cuntrey men which contemned and laughed to scorne the heauenly doctrine of godlinesse But he bare this with a valient minde giuing an example to all his ministers that they may also take the matter paciently if the world also litle regard them * The 14. cap g From the first verse vnto the 13 And then doth Matthewe forthwith sette foorth the wonderfull example of that very good man Iohn the Baptist who also was very euill rewarded of Herode for his faithful seruice being most pitifully beheaded of him h From the 13 verse vnto the 22. After this he fed in the wildernesse by his diuine power a great multitude of men which with merueylous feruentnes thirsted the preaching of the word shewing by the miracle that the faithful folowers of the word of God shall want nothing at any time especially of those thinges whiche are necessarie and not superfluous And by the same fact he taught his disciples to helpe the faithfull people hauing neede i Frō the 22. verse vnto the ende of the chap. Lastly he deliuereth his disciples which were in perill of the stormes of the sea and of a great tempest and whiche looked for nothing els but most present death declaring so vnto his that hee is hee which can deliuer all from all perils and can saue al men by his power and grace chiefely the ministers of his worde Therefore if the cruell and fearefull example of Iohn did any whitte terrifie them these two great and goodly benefites of God do confirme and comfort them againe * The 15. cha k From the 1. ver vnto the 21. Vnto the treatise of the word of God is fitly ioyned by Matthewe the disputation touching the traditions of men or the ordinances and constitutions of Fathers as contrary to the worde of God Christ teacheth vs manifestly to
contemne them if they tend to the contumelie derogation and contempt of God his worde And because the Pharisees the patrons and defenders of mens traditions were offended at this wholesome doctrine of the Lord the Lord sheweth foorthwith that no accomptes at all ought to bee made of such kinde of offence and of such kinde of men declaring the meane season that man is not defiled with outwarde thinges but rather with those euill thinges which proceede out of the closets of the harte l From the 21. verse vnto the 29. After that withdrawing himselfe from those indurate and vnthankefull men hee departed into the cuntrey of the Gentiles where forthwith a woman of Syrophenissa being indued with a most strong faith made a most earnest request vnto him in whome there is set foorth most manifestly both a merueylous example of true faith and also the effect therof For after the reproofe of false doctrine which is the mother of false faith there is set foorth with great diligence in these 15 16 and 17 chapters as was also in the 8 and 9 chapters true faith in the Lorde and the true nature of faith and also in the same are opened the chiefest articles of our faith m From the 29. verse vnto the ende of the chapter Moreouer returning againe into Galilee he feedeth againe the common people which followed him shewing by this benefite also that it is hee which can feede both the soule and the bodie and that therefore this foode must bee sought for by faith only and most earnestly at the hands of the shepheard Christ * The 16. chapter n From the first verse vnto the 5. Afterwardes he repelleth and putteth backe the Pharisees requiring a signe whereby he might proue himselfe to be the Messias by shewing them the signe of his death of his resurrection o From the 5. verse vnto the 13. then doth he commande his disciples to beware of the doctrine of the Pharisees Sadduces the which thing althoug hee had taught in the beginning of the 15. chapt yet both he here speake of it againe in the 16 chapter as a matter very necessary for the Church p From the 13. verse vnto the 21. After that returning to the commendatiō of faith he layeth the foundation of fayth buildeth the Church vpon the foundation and pointeth forth as it were with the finger whiche is the true faith of the Catholike Church which is the true and right confession shewing also howe the same may be planted q From the 21 verse vnto the end of the chapter Where vnto hee forthwith adioyneth a most manifest doctrine of his passion and resurrection also of the deniyng of one his selfe and of the bearing of his crosse after Christ and of the iudgement to come that is to say of the greatest articles of our faith and of the holy duety of Christians a doctrine altogether pertayning to the perfectnesse of faith * The 17. chapter r From the 1. ver vnto the 14. Againe least any should be offended at this sorowful doctrine ful of labours paines touching the bearing of the crosse Matthewe adioyneth here vnto immediatly the glorious transformation of Christ the Lorde in the mountaine whereby he partly gaue vs a tast of what sort he shoulde be in his glorie and what the maner of the glory to come is whiche is prepared for thē whiche faithfully and paciently beare the crosse of Christ and partly he sheweth also most euidently that he is very Christ promised in the lawe and the prophetes that hee might confirme the faith of all which beleeue in him And hee proposed those thinges so manifestly to his disciples that they did nowe plainely vnderstande that Iesus was Christ and that therfore they did moue the question of the coming of Helias the messenger of the Messias where vnto the Lord answering forthwith affirmed plainely that hee was the Messias that Iohn Baptist was Helias s From the 14 verse vnto the 19. Lastly he restored a certaine Lunatike man vnto his father which made sute for him declaring againe by the same benefit that he is the king of his people and the conquerour of the Diuell t From the 19 verse vnto the 22. shewing also howe great the power of faith is and howe greate the euill of vnbeleefe is concluding that by temperance and abstinence proceeding from a true faith the force of the Deuill is chiefely broken v In the 22. and 23. verses And herunto doth he forthwith adioyne the preaching and forshewing of his death and passion not without great and plentifull fruite x Wherof Matthew intreated last and wherof he speaketh next Faith in the Lorde Iesus beyng well taught and the true knoweledge of the kingdome of the Sonne of God being well obtayned whereof Matthewe hath hitherto intreated at large he passeth nowe wisely to those thinges which almost stande in the outwarde conuersation of man and which notwithstanding perteyne to the kingdome of Christ y From the 24 verse vnto the ende of the cha Of the whiche kinde the question concerning the Magistrate is What Christians owe vnto him The Lorde sheweth therefore by his owne example what wee ought to doe herein rightly * The 18. cha z From the 1. ver vnto the 7. Like vnto this is the question touching ecclesiasticall preheminence Who should be the greatest in the kingdome of heauen Here the Lorde withdraweth the mindes of his disciples from ambition and from the disputations raysed touching the primacie and chiefe authoritie and teaching thē most diligently humilitie a From the 7. vers vnto the 15. Then doth he adioyne herevnto a profitable admonition for the auoyding of offence b In the 15. and 16. verses where he intreateth also of brotherly admonition c From the 17. verse vnto the 21. of reprouing offenders openly and d From the 21. verse vnto the ende of the chapter of forgiuing a trespasse wherein grauely perswading all men hee setteth foorth a most goodly parable concerning the same matter * The 19. cha e From the first vers vnto the 10. Hauing finished these thinges he disputeth of diuorse he restoreth and reformeth the olde and holy institution of holy matrimonie f In the 10.11 12. verses he reciteth the kindes of chaste menne shewing that single life is the singular gift of God g In the 13.14 and 15. verses And because mariage was ordeyned of God cheefly for the procreation of children he sheweth next after the restitution of mariage how children are esteemed of God h From the 16 verse vnto the 21. He bringeth forth also the example of a certaine young man to teach vs therby that it belongeth to yong men also to seeke the kingdome of God and that God his desire is that youth be well brought vp And there is shewed which is the way to
heauen i From the 21. ver vnto the 27. Also what the vse of riches is and with what minde we must possesse earthly wealth k Frō the 27. verse vnto the ende of the chap. Moreouer by occasion of the Lordes talke there riseth nowe an other disputation about the rewarde of vertues and how modestly they ought to thinke of them selues which looke for rewardes * The 20 chap l From the 1. verse vnto the 17. And that he might fasten this more deepely in the mindes of all men he vseth the similitude of a man that was an housholder which hired labourers into his vineyard whereby hee toucheth the Iewes secretly and doth somewhat shadow forth the receiuing of the Gentiles m In the 17.18 and 19. verses Againe least any being puffed vp with pride by the name of rewarde should suppose that he is iustified by his own works the Lord preacheth diligently of his own death and resurrection that we may vnderstand that we are iustified thereby n From the 20 verse vnto the 24 And although he oftē repeted these things with great grauitie yet doth the flesh aspiring cōtinually to honors seeke not those thinges which are of God but which are of men For the mother of zebedee his children her sonnes not beeing ignorant thereof asketh cheefe authoritie of the Lord for her sonnes o In the 24. verse Herevpon the other disciples enuie them and contend among themselues sharply and most ambitiously p From the 25. vnto the 29. But the Lord reduceth al their mindes to humilitie drawing out that same most hurtefull poyson with most euident argumentes q From the 29 verse vnto the ende of the chapter Lastly he restoreth sight to the blinde which craued the mercie of God to this ende that he might declare by all meanes that he came into the worlde to helpe and saue men r Wherof Matthew spake before and wherof he intreateth nowe Matthew described last before what the Lorde did hitherto in Galilee and in his iourney from Galilee as hee went vp to Hierusalem and nowe doth he shewe what he did in the holy and royall Citie it selfe And the nearer hee draweth to his crosse and death the more liuely doeth hee shew his wholesome strength most holily setteth forth his worthy power grace * The 21. cha s From the 1 verse vnto the 8. For entering nowe into the holy citie with a very newe and humble pompe hee sheweth most clearely that he is the verye kinge and deliuerer of Israel looked for t From the 8. verse vnto the 12. Hee is receyued with wyllyng mindes and honourably of the common people that we also may learne therby to receiue the Lord truely and religiously v Frō the 12. verse vnto the 17. And he did in the temple offices very kinglike priestlike whereat the Pharisees priests almost burst in sunder for spite hatred For firste purging the temple from filth reforming the holy worshipping of God he thrust the byers and sellers out of the temple then takyng care for the poore he healeth the sicke x In the 17. verse And when these things were happily accomplished he goeth forth of the citie y In the 18 19. verses and curseth the figge tree which brought forth no fruite which forthwith withering shadowed forth by a certaine token what was imminent to the holy citie z In the 20 21 22. verses Although the Lord by occasion thereof doth teache his disciples true fayth and commende vnto them faithfull prayers a From the 23 verse vnto the 28. And returnyng to the temple as belonged vnto his princely office hee taught diligently and sharpely contended with the enemies of true religion For whereas they asked by what authoritie the Lorde did those thinges which he did hee brydleth them with a contrary question yea he doeth most grauely accuse them of disloyalty and impenitent life b From the 28 ver vnto the 33 For vnto this purpose doeth he bring foorth a parable framed touching two sonnes comparing his enemies vnto Publicanes and harlottes that he might shewe that these were more religious and more blessed thē they c From the 33 verse vnto the ende of the cha Here vnto doth he forthwith adioyne an other similitud of an housholder whiche let out his vineyarde to husbande men or farmers whereby he doeth liuely paynt foorth the benefites of God and the peuish and shamelesse vnthankefulnes of the people of the Iewes whose punishmēt foorth with hee sheweth namely that the Iewes should be cast off and that the Gentiles shoulde bee receiued into their place * The 22. chap d Frō the first verse vnto the 15. And vnto the same purpose also perteyneth the similitude whiche hee put forth touching them that were bydden to the wedding sharpely reprouing the disobedience and vnbeleefe of the nation of the Iewes for the which they were to be cut off and to be forsaken e Frō the 15. verse vnto the 23. These things being finished Matthewe goeth forewarde and setteth forth plainely certaine graue sharpe and profitable questions or disputations handeled betweene the Lord and the lawyers First of this whether tribute ought to be paied to Caesar f From the 23 verse vnto the 34. Then whether the dead rise againe and howe they rise againe g From the 34 vers vnto the 41. Moreouer what the chiefest commaundement in the Lawe is what the ende and matter of the lawe and of the Prophetes is h Frō the 41. verse vnto the end of the chap. Afterwardes how Christ for so much as he is the sonne of Dauid after the fleshe can be also his Lord All these thinges doth our Lord in respect of his priestly office expounde most religiously most learnedly most plainely and greatly to the profite of the faithfull * The 23. chap i From the 1. ver of the chap. end of the same Lastly when as hee sawe the Pharisees and the rest of the rulers of the people to be altogether blinde indurate and vncurable hee inuayeth most sharply against them accusing them of most greeuous and vnruly offences hee addeth the punishment of their mischiudus deedes the most terrible destruction of the people and of the citie Al these things did our Lord openly with great authority in the tēple instructing his Church hereby profitably diuersly in many pointes k A remembrance of those thinges which haue bin spoken of before Our Lord hath hitherto by the way and yet often spoken of the ouerthrowe of the people of the Iewes and of the citie Hierusalem wherein he comprehended both the casting off of the Iewes out of the felowship of God and also the prophanation of the temple of the priesthood and of all the woorshipping after the ceremonial law * The 24. cha l Frō the first verse vnto the 42.
And because these things seemed strāge and incredible namely that God woulde prophane and forsake that people descended from holy parents and that place and that worshipping that holy preisthoode he doth more fully expounde vnto his disciples which inquired there of the iudgement and destinie hanging ouer the people and citie liuely describing what wonderfull matters and strange tokens what troubles calamities and miseries shoulde go before that destruction and of what maner how cruell horrible and fearefull that ruine should be Forthwith by occasiō of the destruction of the citie he reasoneth also of the destruction of the world or of the finishing of the world of the glorious comming of the sonne of man to iudgement m Frō the 42. verse vnto the ende of the chap. exhortyng all men to sober and diligent watchfulnes proposing rewardes to the watchfull and threatning punishment to the slouthful sleepie * The 25 chap n Frō the first verse vnto the 31. Which things forthw t he plainly sheweth by most comely and most plentifull similitudes handeling as well the partes of the watchfull as of the sleepie o Frō the 31. verse vnto the 46. Lastly Matthewe adioyneth a description or as if it were a certayne figure of the iudge to come and of his laste iudgement wherin the last sentence is pronounced by the same iudge against al man kinde ioyful to the good but most sorowfull to the euil For this matter is thus concluded p In the last ver of the chapter And these shall go away into euerlasting paine but the righteous into life eternal q A briefe argument of that which foloweth After all these things there is placed as the finishing the most perfect accomplishing of al our saluation the most holy most profitable historie of the passion redemption of Christ the Lord wherein he fully executeth all the offices as wel of a priest as of a king and in a briefe sūme doth propose his greatest force to be beholden of al men For he teacheth diligently both by al his wordes and by al his deedes hee instituteth his famous sacrament hee prayeth most feruently hee sacrificeth for sinne hee purgeth sinners he deliuereth he pitieth hee defendeth his seruants and he treadeth downe and punisheth the wicked shewing euery where incredible humilitie and declaring sometime no small glory when as all the elements being troubled at his death shewed most plaine tokens as it were of their great sorrowe Matthew handeleth all these things in a goodly order in a pure plaine and liuely stile * The 26. chap. r In the 1. 2 verses For first hee sheweth the time wherein he suffered and proposeth the sūme of his passion ſ From the 3. ver vnto the 1◠Then he describeth some causes of the Lorde his death proceeding partly from the enuie malice of the Priestes against Christ and partly from the couetousnesse and horrible treason of Iudas which sold his Lorde to the Senate of Bishops t Frō the 17. ver vnto the 26 Hauing finished the causes he commeth vnto the description of his last supper wherein aboue all things he foresheweth his Disciples both his death and also that hee should bee both betrayed and sold of his owne Moreouer he prouoketh by many meanes the mind of Iudas the traitour to repentance but in vaine v From the 26 ver vnto the 30 After this he instituteth in it the renowmed Sacrament of his body and blood the remembrāce of his death wherein we may see the briefe summe of our saluation of all godlines x In the 30. ver When as hee had supped hee went out with his disciples vnto the mount of Oliues y In the 31. and 32. verses In the way he foresheweth the great offence with shold rise among his disciples because of him z In the 33.34 and 35. verses But they being bolde enough and rash enough and not acknowledging enough their owne infirmitie do promise constancie and great faith Peter specially vnto whome notwithstanding the Lorde foretelleth his most filthie fall a In the 36.37 and 38. verses In the garden of the mount of Oliues he is merueilously vexed and pitifully tormented with the feare of death b In the 39. verse In the meane season he prayeth earnestly and constantly commiteing both himselfe and all his businesse to God and to his holy will c From the 40. verse vnto the 47. Then doth he diligently waken his Disciples beeing a steepe d In the 47. verse and whilest hee was occupied therein Iudas the traitour commeth bringing with him a rowte of most wicked and most filthie varlets e In the 48. 49. verses foorthwith he kisseth his master and with a kisse betraieth his Lord to his most wicked enemies f In the 50. verse For the chiefe Priestes seruāts fal vpō the Lord take him bind him oppresse him g From the 51. ver vnto the 55 In the mean season Peter fighteth vnhappily for his master and is stayed by his master h In the 55. verse who also foorthwith sharpely reproueth the open greeuous and most wicked reproch of the chiefe Priestes seruants then offered vnto him i In the 56. ver And whilest these things were thus in doing all the Disciples flie from the Lorde k In the 57. 58. verses But hee is brought away to Caiphas the high Priest into the consistorie l In the 59.60 and 61. verses Two thinges were chiefly handeled there The Lorde is accused before the Priestes and the counsell false witnesses are brought foorth m From the 62 ver vnto the 65 the Lorde his cause is handeled most vniustly n In the 65. and 66. verses and at the last hee is condemned o In the 67. 68. verses buffetted and most vnworthily spit vpon p From the 66. verse vnto the end of the chapter And withal the filthie and shamefull denying of Peter is plentifully described * The 27 cap. q In the 1 and 2. verses And when as the sentence of condemnatiō was pronounced against him he is brought forthwith from the Priestes and foorth of the Consistorie or hall of the high priest into the iudgemente Hall vnto Pontius Pilate the Romane Deputie vnto whome hee is deliuered as the moste wicked of all men and as one hauing deserued a most vile death r In the 3.4 and 5. verses The meane while Iudas the traitour examining himselfe more deepely and waying his moste cruell and wicked offence more rightly goeth into the temple restoreth the traiterous money to the Priestes despaireth most horribly hangeth himselfe ſ From the 6. ver vnto the 11 The Priests with the bloodie money buie the potters field to burie strāgers in t From the 11. ver vnto the 27 Moreouer Pontius Pilate the deputie of the Romans inquireth diligently
the cause and the chiefe pointes of the accusation laide against the Lorde by the Priestes and he vnderstandeth foorthwith that the enuie of the Priestes was the cause therefore hee both pronounceth him innocent and iudgeth that hee ought to bee set fully at libertie whereupon hee tryeth sundrie and many wayes to let him loose which had committed none euill The priestes are most wickedly earnest to the contrary they accuse they vrge they lye they threaten yea and they perswade and prick forward the common people and at the last they ouercome the iudge being weeried with their importunate cries to let them do with the Lord what they list and to deliuer him to his souldiers to be crucified v From the 27 ver vnto the 35 The souldierrs therefore most cruelly and most vnworthily whippe the sonne of God with scourges they crowne him with a crowne of thornes they worship him in contempt they laugh at him and spit vpon him then they lay his crosse vpon his shoulders and leade him being halfe dead vnto the place of execution x From the 35. ver vnto the 45 There they crucifie him in the middest betweene two most wicked theeues they part his garments as a certaine spoile and setting all pitie and curtisie aside they mock him suffering most bitter torments as thoogh he had bin deceiued of his hope in God y From the 45. ver vnto the 51. But he in so many so great reproches and torments continuyng constantly in perfect faith and patience and sacrificyng most holyly for the sinnes of all the worlde cryeth to God the father vnto whome also at the last yeelding vp the Ghoste be committeth his most holy soule z From the 51. ver vnto that 54. And foorthwith after hee had giuen vp the Ghoste the vaile in the temple of Hierusalem is rent in two peeces and certaine strange wōders are wrought both in heauen and earth a In the 54 55 56. verses wherewith the Centurion an Heathen being moued doth openly witnesse that this Iesus although hee were crucified was the true sonne of God b From the 57 verse vnto the 62 After this Ioseph of Arimathea a mā of very great credit dignitie commeth to Pilate and intreateth that the body of Iesus might be giuen to him that he might bury it Pilate graunteth it willingly therefore the body of the Lorde is buried most worthilie c From the 62 verse vnto the end of the chapter Moreouer the chief of the Iewes fearing that the Lord would rise againe request also of Pilate that a band of souldiers might bee giuen them to watch the sepulchre whē they had receiued this bande they beset the graue most strōgly least there might be any deceit wrought they seale the stone or couer of the sepulchre namely that they might reteine stay the liuing Lord among the dead d The matter conteined in the last Chapter Mathew describeth in this last chapter the glorious resurrectiō of Iesus Christe the Lord frō the dead * The 28. cha e In the 1. and 2. verses The Angell of the Lord cōmeth downe frō heauē he rolleth backe the stone frō the dore of the graue the earth shaketh with an earthquake the glorious body of the Lord restored to life cōmeth out forthwith f In the 3. 4. verses Moreouer because the angel did shine like lightning the keepers being amased wtstand not the Lord rising againe but think it best to prouide for thēselues by fleeing away g In the 5.6 7. verses The mean while come the womē to see the sepulchre bringing with thē the sweet odours which they had prepared Vnto thē appeareth the foresaid angel of the Lord teacheth thē that Christ was risen in deed cōmanding them to depart forthw t to report the resurrection to the disciples h In the 8.9 10. verses Whilest they were going their way the Lord himself met thē shewing himself plainly vnto thē restored to life cōmanding thē to declare his true resurrectiō vnto his disciples i In the 11. verse Whilest these things were in doing those souldiers the keepers of the sepulchre whō lately we said left their stāding fled came into the citie declared to the chiefe Priestes those things which they had seen how the Angell came down frō heauen rolled backe the stone how Christ came forth aliue again how bright fearful the forme of the angel was k From the 12 ver vnto the 16 At with newes that priests pharisees being astonied raging bribed the souldiers with money who lying as they were taught spread abrode among the common people this foolishe reporte that whilest they slept forsooth the disciples came and stole his body foorth of the Sepulchree l In the 16.17 18. verses But the Lorde Iesus offering himselfe to be beholden most manifestly of his Disciples in Galilee confirmeth them in the truth of faith m In the 19. 20. verses And because all thinges which hytherto haue beene declared in this booke concerning the doctrine the deedes the death and the resurrection of Christ doe perteine to the common saluation of all mankinde therefore he sendeth forth his Disciples as messengers into al the worlde commaunding them to baptise and to preach the Gospell to euery creature promising the meane while that hee although in body he go vp to heauen will bee with his and with his holy Churche continually and vnto the ende of the worlde Heere endeth the Summe of the Gopell by Saint Matthewe ¶ The summe of the Gospell by Saint Marke SAint Marke beginneth the historie of his Gospell with the baptisme and doctrine of Iohn Baptist The 1. chap. In the 1. 2. verses b From the 3 verse vnto the 7. shewing what he taught c In the 7. 8. verses what hee witnessed of Christ the Lorde howe hee behaued himselfe d In the 9. ver and how hee baptised Christ the Lorde e In the 10 11. verses Heere vnto hee ioyneth foorthwith howe Christ was annoynted and reuealed or made knowen f In the 12 and 13 verses howe he was exercised and prouoked with greeuous temptation g In the 14 15 verses lastly how he came abroade preached the kingdome of God h From the 16 verse vnto the 21. Hee taketh vnto him selfe foorthwith from the beginning of his preaching witnesses of his deedes and wordes calling some of them disciples whom he might fashion and make instructors of all the worlde forsomuch as he came to lighten all the worlde with the doctrine of truth and to redeeme the same from the power of sinne of death of hell and of Sathan i In the 21. 22. verses Herevnto he ioyneth the most great effect and vertue of Christ his doctrine For all men are astonied at his doctrine k From the 23.
suffered The Lord commending his spirit to God the father gaue vp the ghost vpon the crosse l In the 47. ver The Centurion of the Romane souldiers being moued with the wonders touched with the patiēce death of Christ doth witnes that he was a iust man m In the 48. 49. verses The Lord his acquaintaunce see all these thinges God his prouidence no doubt so ordering the matter that they might be seeing witnesses appointed for so great thinges n From the 50. ver vnto the 55. Lastly Ioseph a most famous Senatour of the citie commeth vnto Pilate and beggeth the body of the Lorde that he might burie it which when he had obtained and taken it downe from the tree hee laid it in the graue and buried it gloriously o In the 55. 56. verses Certaine women behelde and marked it that they might come the next day following to annoynt the body * The 24. cha p What followeth Iesus Christ our King Priest hauing purged sinne conquered hell and ouercome death restored to life foorth of the graue from the dead the third day riseth againe a conquerer and a triumphant Lorde And because the whole matter of our hope and life standeth in the liuely resurrection of our Lorde Iesus it is prooued by euident signes and arguments q From the first ver vnto 12. And first the resurrection of our Lord is declared by the very Angels of God to certaine deuout women which came to annoynt the body of our Lorde Iesus r In the 12 verse Foorthwith the same is made knowen to Peter by certaine signes ſ From the 13. ver vnto the 36 Afterwardes as two of the Disciples were going to Emaus the Lorde ioyneth him selfe vnto them in the fourme of a stranger and proueth vnto them most plainely as well foorth of the Scriptures as by the thing it selfe that he was risen againe from the dead t From the 36. ver vnto the 44 Lastly the Lord commeth in the middest of his Disciples and sheweth to the viewe of eye his true and liuely resurrection v In the 44.45 and 46. verses Moreouer hee confirmeth their mindes with the Scriptures x In the 47. 48. verses And that wee might all vnderstand that all Christe his things are ours he commaundeth his disciples to preach the Gospel to all nations y In the 49. verse for the accomplishing wherof he promiseth them the holy Ghost whom hee commaundeth them to looke for in the Citie of Hierusalem z In the 50. verse All the which things beeing done in deed he leadeth his disciples foorth to the mount of Oliues a In the 51. verse from thence he ascendeth straight into heauen b In the 52. 53. verses The disciples hauing worshipped him returne into the Citie looking for the holy Ghost Heere endeth the summe of the Gospell by Saint Luke ¶ The summe of the Gospell by Saint Iohn THey The 1. chap. The reason of the entrance into the Gospel by Iohn which will expound any thing by certaine reason and with great profite place before their exposition a proposition a marke or a Summe of the whole matter to bee expounded vnto the which the auditours bending the sharpenesse of wit and all their vnderstanding may knowe wherevnto all things tende which are spoken and what the vse of them is b What Iohn handeleth in his Gospell Iohn the Apostle therefore about to expounde the matters of Christ the Lorde that is to say his wordes and deedes and all the mysterie of our redemption placeth before his historical narration a proposition plentifully opened containing in effect these things c In the 1. and 2. verses The word of God that is to say the sonne of God Iesus Christ our Lorde of whom I minde to speake was with God from euerlasting and is very God d In the 3. ver by whom all thinges were made e In the 4.5.7 and 8. verses the same by his owne nature is the life the light f In the 9. ver And because wee by our humane nature and through the fault of sinne bee darkenesse the slaues of death the worde or sonne of God descended frō heauen came into the world was incarnat and made man that through his life and light the Iewes chiefly vnto whome the Messias was peculiarly promised might liue and bee illuminated g In the 10. 11. verses But because they cast him off not beeing willing to beleeue the life and light giuen them h In the 12.13 14. verses therefore he gaue power to all men which receiue Christe with a true faith of what nation sexe age or conditiō they be to become the sonnes of God that is to say heires of life and of all heauenly good things and the very fellow heires of Christ which is the truth the grace the redemption and the fulnesse or the consummation of all beleeuers in whom only the faithfull haue all thinges which do pertaine to godlinesse and life i The summe of the Gospell This is the summe of all the narration of the Gospell Namely that through faith in Christe our sinnes bee forgiuen and that euerlasting life is bestowed vpon vs. k In the 6. ver and from the 15 vnto the 19. Vnto this head Iohn coupleth the very body of the Euangelicall narration or historie beginning his historie at the preaching testimonie of Iohn the Baptist as also the other three Euangelistes did l From the 19. ver vnto the 35 And hee teacheth of what maner were his testimonies priuate publike and giuen to the verie messengers of Ierusalem all verely of one kinde namely such as taught that Iesus Christ is true God and man sente into the worlde for sinners to saue them which beleeue in him that therefore we must beleeue in Christ m In the 35.36 37. ver Therefore doth he also send his Disciples vnto him and consecrateth them to Christ the Lord shewing vndoubtedly by the very deede it selfe that all his doctrine tendeth here vnto that wee may beleeue Christ the onely Sauiour of all the world n Why the Euangelist briefly finisheth the history of the Baptist and speedily commeth to the history of Christe himselfe And because the Baptist preached Christ only in him only sheweth all the points of godlinesse life passing ouer the matters of the Baptist Iohn the Euangeliste maketh hast to describe the very matters of Christ o The 38.39 and 40 verses and declareth first how he receiued them which by the prouocation of Iohn the Baptist folowed him p In the 41. ver also what the studies and workes of the faithfull be namely to bring very many vnto Christ q From the 42. vers vnto the 51. There is briefly handeled the calling of certaine of the disciples in whose examples we may
stirre them vp incourage and confirme them in troubles persecutions * The 16. cha r From the 1. ver vnto the 16 Moreouer hee disputeth with muche profite many things concerning the effects and strength of the comforter shewing howe the holy ghost being giuen shoulde recompence his corporall presence which after his death shoulde be no whitte at all profitable vpon earth howe by him he woulde prepare his Church in the world and raigne in it s From the 16 ver vnto the 20. And yet doth he agayne put them in remembraunce that hee must first die t In the 20 ver and that herevpon his disciples shoulde be oppressed with great sorowe whom forthwith raysing vp againe by cōforting them he assureth them that their sorrowe shall not be long but that the ioy which shall rise of his resurrection and folowe their sorrow shall be euerlasting v In the 21 and 22 ver And this doth he declare by the similitude of a woman trauailing x From the 23 ver vnto the 28. Moreouer least they shoulde bee ouermuche sorrowefull through the departing of his bodie into heauen hee promiseth his disciples that he will teach them all the secretes of the kingdome of God by his spirite and that hee will giue them whatsoeuer they shall aske in his name that is to say in the name of Christ y In the 28 verse and with all he gathereth into a briefe summe the whole matter of our redemption desiring to fasten this deepe in their hearts z In the 29 30 verses The which things when as the disciples receiued with great reioycing and commended professing that they did now beleeue and plainly vnderstand that he was the sonne of God a In the 31 and 32 ver he fortelleth them that they shall forthwith forsake him and euery one prouide for him selfe by fliyng away b In the last ver And in the end concluding his whole talke continued hitherto from the thirtienth Chapter and signifiyng whereunto all things must be applied hee saith These wordes haue I spoken vnto you that in mee you might haue peace for in the worlde yee haue tribulation but bee of good cheare I haue ouercome the worlde c What went before what foloweth After that our Lorde Iesus Christ had partlie comforted his disciples by these verie diuine sermōs and partly informed and instructed them against the storme of euilles imminent because he had purposely warned them that they must not put their trust in any humane thinges but in the helpe of God he doth moreouer teach by his owne example that in their afflictions the looke no whither els but to the Father of heauē d From the 1. ver vnto the 6. * The 17. cha Now therefore preparing him selfe to suffer his passion he beginneth it with making his prayers vnto the father vnto whom first hee commendeth himselfe e From the 6 ver vnto the 20 then his Apostles f From the 20 ver vnto the end of the chap. lastly all whiche beleeue the doctrine of the Apostles beseeching him that hee woulde glorifie him and that hee woulde guide the Apostles and the Churche of the faythfull through this most vnpure worlde in the studie of the trueth of godlinesse and of charitie and that he woulde ioyne them vnto him for euer * The 18. cha g In the 1. Hauing finished his prayer he goeth vnto the mount of Oliues entring into a garden where hee might commende him selfe agayne to God by his prayers h In the 2. 3. verses The meane while trayterous Iudas had gathered togither a bande of most wicked varlettes and approcheth the innocent i From the 4. ver vnto the 10. The Lord that he might shewe that hee suffered of his owne accorde and willingly and that he was omnipotent although hee suffered him selfe to bee chayned ouerthroweth often times the bande in the graden and afterwardes committeth hym selfe voluntarily vnto the wicked to be bound k In the 10 and 11 verses There Peter fighteth vnhappily enough and was rebuked of his maister l In the 12.13 and 14 ver They bring the Lorde foorthwith to Annas the high priest and from him to Caiphas because he was placed that yere in the chiefe dignitie of priesthood m In the 19 ver Inquisition is made touching the doctrine of Iesus n In the 20 and 21 ver and whilest he went about to answere o In the 22.23 24 ver he is most vnworthily beaten of a seruant of the high priests p In the 15 16 17 and 18. verses also in the 25 26 and 27. verses Whilest these things were in doing Peter denieth abiureth the Lorde most shamefully q In the 28 verse Christe is lead from the high priestes court straight wayes vnto the deputies common hall of iudgement because he seemed worthie of death r From the 29 ver vnto the 38 He is accused before Pilate and the chiefe pointes of the accusation are discussed t In the 38. and 39 verses but Pilate finding no fault in him goeth about by cunning too set him at libertie v In the last ver Which when it fell out vnluckely * The 19. chap x From the 1 ver vnto the 6. he bringeth him torne with whips and crowned with a crowne of thornes foorth vnto the common people a beast of many heades y In the 6. ver They crie out together that he may be crucified z From the 7 ver vnto the 12 But Pilate inquiring of many things a From the 12 ver vnto the 16 yet at the last ouercome with the wicked outcries of the Iewes b In the 16 ver deliuereth Iesus to be crucified He is receiued of the souldiers c In the 17 ver and led foorth into a place named of dead mens skulles vnto execution d In the 18 ver There is he lifted vp vpon a crosse in the middest betweene two theeues e From the 19 ver vnto the 23 The title or cause of his death is put vpon the crosse by Pilate not without great reasoning and controuersie f In the 23 and 24 ver Moreouer the souldiers parte the Lordes garmentes and cast lottes for his coate which was without seame vnder the crosse g In the 25 26 27 ver The Lorde from the crosse committeth his mother to Iohn h In the 28 ver Hee thirsteth i In the 29 ver and refuseth to drinke vineger offered him in a sponge k In the 30 ver and witnessing holily that all things were finished and that the sacrifice was perfect hee gaue vp his ghost to God the father l In the 31 and 32 ver Afterwardes the legges of the theeues are broken m In the 33 and 34. ver Iesus his side is opened blood