1: Christ preventeth them with his grace
especially, which seemed to be furthest from it.
a: The overseer and head of the publicans, which were there together:
for the publicans were divided into companies, as we may gather by
many places of Cicero's orations.
2: The world forsaketh the grace of God, and yet is unwilling that it
should be bestowed upon other.
3: The example of true repentance, is known by the effect.
b: By falsely accusing any man: and this agreeth most fitly to the
master of the customers person: for commonly they have this trade
among them when they rob and spoil the commonwealth, they have
nothing in their mouths, but the profit of the commonwealth, and
under that colour they play the thieves, insomuch that if men reprove
and go about to redress their robbery and spoiling, they cry out, the
commonwealth is hindered.
c: Beloved of god, one that walketh in the steps of Abrahams faith:
and we gather that salvation cam to that house, because they
received the blessing as Abraham had, for all of the household were
circumcised.
*: Matthew 18:11
4: We must patiently wait for the judgement of God, which shall be
revealed in his time.
*: Matthew 25:14
5: There are three sorts of men in the Church the one sort fall from
Christ, whom they see not: the other, which according to their
vocation, bestow the gifts, which they have received of God, to his
glory with great pains and diligence: the third life idly, and do no
good. As for the first, the Lord when he commeth will justly punish
them in his time: the other he will bless, according to the pains
which they have taken: and as for the slothful and idle persons he
will punish them as the first.
d: This was a piece of money, which the Grecians used, and was in
value about an hundred pence which is about ten crowns.
6: Against them which spend their life idly in deliberating and
otherwise in contemplation.
e: To the bankers and changers.
*: Chapter 8:18 Matthew 13:12 and 25:29 Mark 4:25
f: The disciple staggered and stayed at the matter, but Christ goeth
on boldly though death were before his eyes.
*: Matthew 21:1 Mark
11:1
7: Christ showeth in his own person, that his kingdom in not of this
world.
*: Matthew 27:7 John
12:14
8: When they linger which ought to be the chiefest preachers and
setters forth of the kingdom of God, he will raise up other
extraordinarily in despite of them.
*: Chapter 21:6 Matthew 24:1 Mark
13:1
9: Christ is not simply delighted with the destruction, no not of the
wicked.
g: Christ breaketh off his speech, which showeth partly how he was
moved with compassion for the destruction of the city, that was like
to ensue: and partly to upbraid them for their treachery and
stubbornness against him, such as hath not lightly been heard of.
h: At leastwise thou, O Jerusalem, to whom this message was properly
sent.
i: If after the slaying of so many prophets, and so oft refusing me
the Lord of the prophets now especially, in this my coming to thee,
thou hadst had any regard to thyself.
j: The fit and commodious time is called the day of this city.
k: That is, those things wherein thy happiness standeth.
l: That is, this very instant, wherein God visited thee.
*: Matthew 21:13
10: Christ showeth after his entry into Jerusalem by a visible sign,
that it is his office enjoined him of his father to purge the
Temple.
*: Mark 11:17 Isaiah 56:7
*: Jeremiah 7:11
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Chapter 19
2. Zaccheus the publican. 13. Ten pieces of money delivered to
servants to occupy withal. 29. Jesus entereth into Jerusalem. 41. He
foretelleth the destruction of the city with tears. 45. He casteth
the sellers out of the Temple.
Now 1 when Jesus entered
and passed through Jericho,
2 Behold, there was a man named
Zaccheus, which was the a chief
receiver of the tribute, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus, who he
should be, and could not for the press, because he was of a low
stature.
4 Wherefore he ran before, and climbed
up into a wild fig tree, that he might see him: for he should come
that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, he
looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, come down at once: for today I must abide at
thine house.
6 Then he came down hastily, and
received him joyfully.
7 2 And when
all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone in to lodge with
a sinful man.
8 3 And
Zaccheus stood forth, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half
of my goods I give to the poor: and if I have taken from any man by
b forged cavillation, I restore him
four-fold.
9 Then Jesus said to him, This day is salvation come unto this house, forasmuch as
he is also become the c son of Abraham.
10 * For the son of
man is come to seek, and to save that which was lost.
11 4 And
whiles they heard these things, he continued and spake a parable,
because he was near to Jerusalem, and because also they thought that
the kingdom of God should shortly appear.
12 He said therefore, * A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive
for himself a kingdom and so to come again.
13 5 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten
pieces of money, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
14 Now his citizens
hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have
this man to reign over us.
15 And it came to
pass, when he was come again, and had received his kingdom, that he
commanded the servants to be called to him, to whom he gave his
money, that he might know what every man had gained.
16 Then came the
first, saying, Lord, d thy piece hath increased ten pieces.
17 And he said unto
him, Well, good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very
little thing, take thou authority over ten cities.
18 And the second
came, saying, Lord thy piece hath increased five pieces.
19 And to the same
he said, Be thou also ruler over five cities.
20 6 So the other came, and said, Lord, behold thy piece,
which I have laid up in a napkin:
21 For I feared
thee, because thou art a strait man: thou takest up, that thou layest
not down, and reapest that thou diddest not sow.
22 Then he said
unto him, Of thine own mouth will I judge thee, O evil servant. Thou
knowest that I am a strait man, taking up that I layed not down, and
reaping that I did not sow.
23 Wherefore then
gavest not thou my money into the e
bank, that at my coming I might have required it
with vantage?
24 And he said to
them that stood by, Take from him that piece, and give it him that
hath ten pieces.
25 (And they said
unto him, Lord, he hath ten pieces.)
26 * For I say unto
you, that unto all them that have, it shall be given, and from him
that hath not, even that he hath, shall be taken from him.
27 Moreover, those
mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring
hither, and slay them before me.
28 ¶ And when he had thus spoken,
f he went forth before, ascending up to
Jerusalem.
29 *7 And it
came to pass, when he was come near to Bethpage, and Bethany, besides
the mount which is called the mount of Olives, he sent two
of his disciples,
30 Saying, Go ye to
the town which is before you, wherein, as soon as ye are come, ye shall find a colt
tied, whereon never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
31 And if any man
ask you, why ye loose him, thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need
of him.
32 So they that were sent, went their
way, and found it as he had said unto them.
33 And as they were loosing the colt,
the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 And they said, The Lord hath need
of him.
35 ¶* So they brought him to Jesus,
and they cast their garments on the colt, and set Jesus thereon.
36 And as he went, they spread their
clothes in the way.
37 And when he was come near to the
going down of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the
disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God with a loud voice, for
all that great works that they had seen,
38 Saying, Blessed be the
king that commeth in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory
in the highest places.
39 8 Then
some of the pharisees of the company said unto him, Master, rebuke
thy disciples.
40 But he answered, and said unto
them, I tell you, that if these should hold their
peace, the stones would cry.
41 ¶*9 And
when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept for it,
42 g Saying,
O h if thou haddest even known i at the least in this
j thy day those things,
which belong unto thy
k peace! but now
are they hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days
shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about
thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
44 And shall make
thee even with the ground, and thy children which are in thee, and
they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou
knewest not m that
season of thy visitation.
45 ¶*10 He
went also into the Temple, and began to cast out them that sold
therein, and them that brought,
46 Saying unto them, It is written, * Mine house in
the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
47 And he taught daily in the Temple.
And the high priests and the scribes, and the chief of the people
sought to destroy him.
48 But they could not find what they
might do to him: for all the people hanged upon him when they heard
him.
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