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 he that shal blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, he hath not forgivenesse for ever, but shal be guilty of an ″ eternal sinne. Because they said: He hath an uncleane spirit.

And * there come his mother and brethren; and standing without they sent unto him calling him, and the multitude sate about him: and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seeke thee. And answering them, he said: ″ Who is my mother and my brethren? And looking about upon them which sate round about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren. For whosoever shal doe the wil of God, he is my brother and my sister and mother.

ANNOTATIONS C. III.

12. Thou art the Sonne.) The confession of the truth is not grateful to God, proceeding from every person. The Divel acknowledging our Saviour to be the Sonne of God, was bidden hold his peace: Peters confession of the same was highly allowed and rewarded. Aug. tract. 10. in ep. Joan. Ser. 30. 31. de verb. Apost. Therfore neither Heretikes sermons must be heard, no not though they preach the truth. So is it of their prayer and service, which being never so good in it self, is not acceptable to God out of their mouthes, yea it is no better then the howling of wolves. Hiero. in 7. Osee.

14. Twelve.) This number of twelve Apostles is mystical and of great importance (as appeareth * by the choosing of Mathias into Judas place to make up againe this number) prefigured in the 12. Patriarkes, Gen. 49. the 12. Princes of the children of Israel, Num. 1. 12. fountaines found in Elim, Exod. 15. the 12. pretious stones in the Rational of Aaron, Exod. 39. the 12. Spies sent by Moyses, Num. 13. the 12. stones taken out of Jordan whereof the Altar was made, Josu. 4. the 12. loaves of Proposition, Levit. 24. &c. Anselm. in Mt. c. 10. And these are the 12. foundations of heavenly Hierusalem. Apoc. 21.

16. Peter.) Peter in numbring the Twelve is alwayes the first, and his name is so given him for signification of his calling to be the * Rock or Foundation of the Church under Christ: as here also the name BOANERGES is given to other two Apostles for signification, and so divers names elswhere in the old Testament and in the new.

24. Kingdom against Kingdom.) As this is true in al Kingdoms and Common-weales where Civil dissension raigneth, so is it specially verified in heresies and Heretikes, which have alwayes divisions among themselves as the plague of God, for dividing them selves and others from the Church.

29. Eternal sinne.) That which is here called eternal, is (as S. Matthew expresseth it) that which shal neither be remitted in this life, nor in the life to come. Where we learne by S. Marke, that there are also sinnes not eternal; and by S. Matthew, that they are such, as shal be forgiven either here, or in the life to come.

33. Who is my mother.) Neither is it here said, that he had no mother, as some upon these wordes falsly gather; nor ingratitude to our parents is taught us by this answer: but we be hereby admonished to preferre the spiritual mother of the Faithful, which is the Church Catholike, and our brethren in her, and their spiritual good, above our carnal parents or kinne. For so our Maister being occupied here about heavenly things, accounted al them his mother and brethren, which did the wil of his Father, in which number our Lady his mother was also included, for she did his Fathers wil. Aug. ep. 38. Yea and above al others, because she had so much grace given her that she never sinned not so much as venially in al her life. Aug. de nat. & grat c. 36.