*: Matthew 6:9
1: A form of true prayer.
a: That is, as much as is needful for us this day, whereby we are not debarred to have an honest care for the maintenance of our lives, but that carping care, which killeth a number of men, is cut off and restrained.
2: We must pray with faith.
b: Word for word, impudency which is spoken of here is not to be found fault withal, but is very commendable before God, for he liketh well of such importunity.
*: Matthew 7:7 and 21:22 Mark 11:24 John 14:13 and 16:23 James 1:5
*: Matthew 7:8
*: Matthew 7:9
*: Matthew 9:32 and 12:22
3: An example of horrible blindness, and such as cannot be healed, when as upon an evil conscience, and pretended malice, the power of God is blasphemed.
*: Matthew 9:34 and 12:24 Mark 3:22
4: The true way to know the true Christ from the false, is this, that the true Christ hath no accord or agreement with Satan: and it remaineth that after we know him, we acknowledge him.
*: Mathew 12:25 Mark 3:24
c: By the name and power of Beelzebub.
d: That is, by the power of God: so it is said, Exodus 1:19.
e: The word signifieth properly an open and void room before an house, and so by translation is taken for noblemen's houses.
5: Against indifferent man, and such as love to have a mean, which seek means to reconcile Christ and Satan together.
*: Matthew 12:43
6: He that doeth not continue, is in worse case, then he that never begun.
*: Hebrews 6:4 2 Peter 2:20
7: Christ seeketh not praise in himself, but in our salvation.
*: Matthew 12:38,39
8: They that are fond desirers of miracles, instead of miracles shall receive punishment.
*: Jonah 1:12
*: 1 Kings 10:1 2 Chronicles 9:1
*: Jonah 3:5
*: Chapter 8:16 Matthew 5:15 Mark 4:21
9: Our minds are therefore lightened with the knowledge of God, that we should give light unto others, and therefore our chiefest labour ought to be to pray for that light.
*: Matthew 6:22
10: The service of God consisteth not in outward cleanliness, and devised rites or ceremonies, but in the spiritual righteousness of the heart and charity.
*: Matthew 23:25
f: That is according to your ability: as who would say, instead of your exhortation, which hindered you, that you could not eat cleanly, use charity, and accordingly as your ability shall serve your, be good to the poor, and so shall that, that is within the platter, be sanctified though the platter be unwashed.
11: It is the property of hypocrites, to stand stoutly for little trifles, and let pass greater matters.
g: You decide by God's law that the tenth part is due to be paid.
h: Of all kind of herbs some, as Augustine expoundeth it in his enchiridion to Laurence, Chapter 99, where he showeth in like sort how that place of Paul, 1 Timothy 2:4, God will have all men to be saved, is to be expounded after the same manner.
i: That is to say, that that is right and reasonable to do for this word judgement, containeth the commandments of the second table, and the other words, the love of God, contain the first.
*: Chapter 20:46 Matthew 23:6 Mark 12:38,39
12: Hypocrisy and ambition are commonly joined together.
13: Hypocrites deceive men with an outward show.
*: Mark 23:27
14: Hypocrites are very severe against other men, but think all things lawful to themselves.
*: Matthew 23:4 Acts 15:10
15: Hypocrites honour those saints when they are dead, whom they most cruelly persecute, when they are alive.
*: Mathew 23:29
j: When you persecute God's servants. like mad men, even as your fathers did, though you colour it with a pretence of godliness, yet notwithstanding, in that you beautify the sepulchres of the prophets, what do you else but glory in your fathers cruelty, and set up monuments (as it were) in glory and triumph of it?
k: They shall so vex them and trouble them, that at length they shall banish them.
l: That you may be called to an account for it, yea, and be punished, for the shedding of that blood of the prophets.
*: Genesis 4:8
*: 2 Chronicles 24:21
16: They have of long time chiefly hindered the people from entering into the knowledge of God, which ought to be the doorkeepers of the Church.
m: You have hidden and taken away, so that it cannot be found anywhere.
17: The more the world is comprehended, the worse it is, and yet must we not betray the truth.
n: They proposed many questions to him, to draw something out of his mouth, which they might traitorously carp at.

Chapter 11

1. He teacheth his apostles to pray. 14. The dumb devil driven out. 27. A woman of the company lifteth up her voice. 29. The Jews require signs. 37. He being feasted of the pharisee, reproveth the outward show of holiness.

And so it was, that as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
2 * And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, 1 Our father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name: thy kingdom come: let thy will be done, even in earth, as it is in heaven:
3 Our daily bread give us a for the day:
4 And forgive us our sins: for even we forgive every man that is indebted to us: and lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil.
52 Moreover he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves?
6 For a friend of mine is come out of the way to me, and I have nothing to set before him:
7 And he within should answer, and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed: I cannot rise and give them to thee.
8 I say unto you, Though he would not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet doubtless because of his b importunity, he would rise and give him as many as he needed.
9 * And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 * For everyone that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
11 * If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12 Or if he ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?
13 If ye then which are evil, can give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly father give the Holy Ghost to them, that desire him?
14 ¶* Then he cast out a devil which was dumb: and when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake, and the people wondered.
15 3 But some of them said, * He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
16 And others tempted him, seeking of him a sign from heaven.
17 4 But he knew their thoughts, and said unto them, * Every kingdom divided against itself, shall be desolate, and an house divided against an house, falleth.
18 So if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand, because ye say that I cast out devils c through Beelzebub?
19 If I through Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore shall they be your judges.
20 But if I by the d finger of God cast out devils, doubtless the kingdom of God is come unto you.
21 When a strong man armed keepeth his e palace, the things that he possesseth, are in place.
22 But when a stronger then he, commeth upon him, and overcometh him: he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divided his spoils.
23 5 He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
24 *6 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places, seeking rest: and when he findeth none, he saith, I will return unto mine house whence I came out.
25 And when he commeth, he findeth it swept and garnished.
26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits worse then himself: and they enter in, and dwell there: * so the last state of that man is worse then the first.
277 And it came to pass as he said these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
28 But he said, Yea, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
29 ¶*8 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is a wicked generation: they seek a sign, and there shall no sign be given them, but the sign of * Jonah the Prophet.
30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites: so shall also the son of man be to this generation.
31 * The queen of the south shall rise in judgement, with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater then Solomon is here.
32 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they * repented at the preaching of Jonah: and behold, a greater then Jonah is here.
33 ¶*9 No man when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a private place, neither under a bushel: but on a candlestick, that they which come in, may see the light.
34 * The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, then is thy whole body light: but if thine eye be evil, then thy whole body is dark.
35 Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee, be not darkness.
36 If therefore thy whole body shall be light, having no part dark, then shall all be light, even as when a candle doeth light thee with the brightness.
3710 And as he spake, a certain pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down at table.
38 And when the pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
39 * And the Lord said to him, Indeed ye pharisees make clean the outside of the cup, and of the platter: but the inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without, make that which is within also?
41 Therefore, give alms f of those things which ye have, and behold, all things shall be clean to you.
42 11 But woe be to you, pharisees: for ye g tithe the mint and the rue, and h all manner herbs, and pass over i judgement, and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to have left the other undone.
43 *12 Woe be to you, pharisees: for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
44 13 Woe be to you, scribes and pharisees, hypocrites: for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them, perceive not.
4514 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou puttest us to rebuke also.
46 And he said, Woe be to you also, ye lawyers: * for ye laid men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
47 15 Woe be to you: * for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 Truly j ye bear witness, and allow the deeds of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
49 Therefore said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and of them they shall slay and k persecute away,
50 That the blood of all the prophets, l shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,
51 From the blood of * Abel unto the blood of * Zacharias, which was slain between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.
52 16 Woe be to you lawyers: for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that came in, ye forbad.
53 17 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and pharisees began to urge him sore, and to n provoke him to speak of many things,
54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something of his mouth, whereby they might accuse him.
David Buckingham