He sendeth yet 72 moe to preach to the Iewes, with power also of miracles. 13. crying woe to the
cities impenitent. 17. At their returne he agniseth the great power he gaue them, but yet teacheth
them not to be proud thereof, 21. and praiseth God for his grace, 23. his Church also for her
happy state. 25. To one of the Scribes he sheweth, that the loue of God and of his neighbour wil
bring him to life euerlasting, 29. teaching him by the parable of the Samaritane, to take euery one for
his neighbour that needeth his charitie. 38. To Martha he sheweth that Maries Contemplatiue life is the
better.
1.
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The Ghospel vpon S. Markes day. April 25. And S. Lukes Octob. 18.
AND after this our Lord designed also other
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As the twelue Apostles did represent the higher degree of the Clergie,
called Bishops: so these Seuentie two beare the figure of the inferiour
Clergie, called Priests. Beda.
seuentie two: and he sent them two and two
before his face into euery citie and place whither himself would come.
2. And he said to them: The haruest truely is much; but the workmen few. Desire
therfore the Lord of the haruest, that he send workmen into his haruest.
3. Goe: Behold I send you as lambes among wolues.
4. Carie not purse no skrip, nor shoes; and salute no body by the way.
5. Into whatsoeuer house you enter, first say: Peace to this house.
6. And if the sonne of peace be there, your peace shal rest vpon him: but if not, it
shal returne to you.
7. And in the same house tarie you, eating and drinking such things as they haue.
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1. Tim. 5,18.
For
the workman is worthie of his hire. Remoue not from house to house.
8. And into what citie soeuer you enter, and they receiue you, eate such things as are
set before you;
9. and cure the sicke that are in it, and say to them: The Kingdom of God is come nigh
vpon you.
10. And into whatsoeuer citie you enter, and they receiue you not, going forth into
the streetes thereof, say:
11. The dust also of your citie that cleaueth to vs, we doe wipe off against you. Yet
this know ye that the Kingdom of God is at hand.
12. I say to you, it shal be
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Differences of paines and damnation in Hel according to the differences of
demerites. Aug. li. 5. c. 5. cont. Iulian.
more tolerable for Sodom in that day, then for that citie.
13. Woe to thee Corazaim, woe to thee Beth-saida: for if in Tyre and Sidon had been
wrought the miracles that haue been wrought in you, they had done penance sitting in
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True penance not onely to lead a new life, but to punish the body by such
things as here be recorded, for the il life past.
sake cloth and
ashes long agoe.
14. But it shal be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the iudgement, then for you.
15. And thou Capharnaum that art exalted vnto Heauen: thou shalt be thrust downe euen
vnto Hel.
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It is al one to despise Christ, and to despise his Priests and Ministers
in the Catholike Church: to rofuse his doctrine, and theirs.
He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me. And he
that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.
17. And the Seuentie-two returned with ioy, saying: Lord, the Diuels also are subiect
to vs in thy name.
18. And he said to them: I saw Satan as a lightening fal from Heauen.
19. Behold, I haue giuen you power to tread vpon serpents, and scorpions, and vpon al
the power of the enemie, and nothing shal hurt you.
20. But yet reioyce not in this, that the spirits are subiect vnto you; but reioyce
in this, that your names are written in Heauen.
21. In that very houre he reioyced in spirit, and said: I confesse to thee O Father,
Lord of Heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast
reuealed them to
The litle ones.
By this place euery vulgar artificer may not presume that God hath reuealed al
truth to him, and therfore refuse to be taught of the learned: for Christ did not
afterward indow fishers and vulgar men nor any other with the guifts of wisedom and
tongues, without their industrie, study, and teaching: though at the beginning, of
great prouidence he did it, that it might be cleere to the world, that al Nations
were conuerted to him not by persuasion of cunning Oratours or subtil Disputers,
but by the plaine force of his grace and truth, which S. Augustine counteth greater
then al other miracles.
The humble and vnlearned Catholike knoweth Christ better then the proud learned
Heretike.
Further we are taught by this place, that the poore humble obedient children of
the Church know by their faith the high mysteries of Christes Diuinity, and his
presence in the B. Sacrament, and such like, rather then Arius, Caluin, and other
like proud Scribes and Pharisees.
litle ones. Yea Father, for so hath it wel pleased thee.
22. Al things are deliuered to me of my Father. And no man knoweth who the Sonne is,
but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Sonne, and to whom the Sonne wil reueale.
23. And turning to his Disciples, he said: Blessed are the eyes that see the things
that you see.
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The Ghospel vpon the 12. Sunday after Pentecost.
For I say to you, that many Prophets and Kings desired to see the things that you
see, and saw them not; and to heare the things that you heare, and heard them not.
25. And behold a certaine lawyer stood vp, tempting him and saying: Maister, by doing
of what thing shal I possesse life euerlasting?
26. But he said to him: In the law what is written? how readest thou?
27. He answering said:
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Deu. 6,5.
Leu. 19,18.
Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with thy whole hart, and
with thy whole soule, and with al thy strength, and with al thy mind: and thy neighbour as thy
self.
28. And he said to him: Thou hast answered right,
This doe.
The commandements possible to be kept.
Not by faith only, but by keeping Gods commandements we obtaine life euerlasting:
not only by beleeuing, but by doing. The heretikes say that it is impossible to
keepe this commandement of louing God with al our hart. But the Scriptures giue vs
examples of diuers that haue kept and fulfilled it, as far as is requisite in this
life. 3. King. 14,8. 2. Par. 15,15. Ps. 118,10. Ecclesiasticus. 47,9. 10. 4. King.
20,3. 5. Luke 1,5. And if it were impossible to keepe it, and yet by Christ
proposed for the meane to obtaine life euerlasting, he had mocked this Lawyer and
others, and not taught them.
this doe and thou shalt liue.
29. But he desirous to iustifie himself, said to Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ: And who is my
neighbour?
30. And Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ taking it, said: A certaine man went downe from Hierusalem into
Iericho, and fel among theeues, who also spoiled him, and giuing him woundes went away leauing him
Halfe dead.
The parable of the wounded man, explicated.
Here is signified man wounded very sore in his vnderstanding and free-wil, and al
other powers of soule and body, by the sinne of Adam: but yet that neither
vnderstanding, nor free-wil, nor the rest, were extinguished in man or taken away.
The Priest and Leuite signifie the Law of Moyses: this Samaritane is Christ the
Priest of the new Testament: the oile and wine, his Sacraments: the host, the
priests his ministers. Whereby is signified, that the Law could not recouer the
spiritual life of mankind from the death of sinne, that is, iustifie man; but
Christ only, who by his Passion and the grace and vertue thereof ministred in and
by his Sacraments, iustifieth, and increaseth the iustice of man, healing and
abling free-wil to doe al good workes.
Conc. Araus. 2. e 25 to 1. Conc.
Conc. Trid. Sess. 6. 6. 1.
halfe-dead.
31. And it chanced that a certaine Priest went downe the same way; and seeing him,
passed by.
32. In like manner also a Leuite, when he was neere the place, and saw him, passed by.
33. But a certaine Samaritane going his iourney, came neere him; and seeing him, was
moued with mercie.
34. And going vnto him, bound his woundes, powring in oile and wine: and setting
him vpon his owne beast, brought him into an inne, and tooke care of him.
35. And the next day he tooke forth two pence, and gaue to the host, and said: Haue
care of him; and whatsoeuer thou shalt
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Supererogaueris,
προσδαπανήσης.
supererogate,
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Differences of paines and damnation in Hel according to the differences of
demerites. Aug. li. 5. c. 5. cont. Iulian.
I at my returne wil repay thee.
36. Which of these three in hty opinion was neighbour to him that fel among theeues?
37. But he said: He that did mercie vpon him. And Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ said to him: Goe, and
doe thou in like manner.
38.
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The Ghospel vpon the the Assumption of our B. Lady. Aug. 15. And in
the feast of S. Martha. Iulij. 29.
And it came to passe as they went, and he entred into a certaine towne; and a
certaine woman named Martha, receiued him into her house,
39. and she had a sister called Marie. Who sitting also at our Lords seete, heard
his word.
40. But Martha was busie about much seruice. Who stood and said: Lord, hast thou no
care that my sister hath left me alone to serue? speake to her therfore, that she help me.
41. And our Lord answering said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and art
troubled about many things.
42. But one thing is necessarie,
Marie the best part.
The Contemplatiue or Religious life, better then the Actiue and secular.
Two notable examples, one of the life Actiue, in Martha, the other of the life
contemplatiue, in Marie: representing vnto vs, that in holy Church there should
be alwayes some to serue God in both these seueral sorts. The life contemplatiue
is here preferred before the actiue. The Religious of both sexes are of that
more excellent state. And therfore our Protestants have wholy abandoned them out
of their common-wealth, which the true Church neuer wanted. But to say truth,
they haue neither Martha nor Marie. Our Lord giue them grace to see their miserie.
If ours were not answerable to their profession, or were degenerated, why haue
they no new ones? If our Churches Votaries vowed vnlawful things, Chastitie,
Pouertie, Obedience, Pilgrimage: what other Votaries or lawful vowes haue
they?
Vowes and votaries.
For, to offer voluntarily by vow (besides the keeping of Gods commandements,
wherevnto we are bound by precept and promise in our Baptisme) our soules, bodies,
goods, or any other acceptable thing to God, is an acte of soueraigne worship
belonging to God only: and there was neuer true religion without such vowes and
Votaries. If there be none in their whole Church that professe contemplation, or
that vow any thing at al to God voluntarily, neither in their bodies nor in their
goods; God and the world know they haue no Church nor religion at al.
Marie hath chosen the best part which shal not be
taken away from her.