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ANNOTATIONS. XVI.

1. Bought spices.) As she did bestow and consume a costly ointment upon his body being yet alive (c. 14, 3.) Christ himself defending and highly commending the fact against Judas and other who accounted it to be superfluous and better to be bestowed otherwise: So not without great devotion and merit, she and these other women seeke to anoint his body dead (though Heretikes or other simple persons may pretend such things to be better bestowed upon the poore) and therfore, * she first before al other, * and they next, saw him after his Resurrection.

12. In an other shape.) Christ though he have but one corporal shape, natural to his Person, yet by his omnipotencie he may be in whatsoever forme, & appeare in the likenesse of any other man or creature, as he list. Therfore let no man thinke it strange, that he may be under the forme of bread in the Bl. Sacrament.

16. He that beleeveth.) Note wel, that whereas this Evangelist mentioneth only faith & Baptisme, as though to beleeve & to be baptized were enough, S. Matthew addeth these wordes also of our Saviour, teaching them to observe al things whatsoever I have commanded you, which containeth al good workes and the whole justice of a Christian man.

17. These signes shal folow.) It is not meant, that al Christians or true beleevers should doe miracles; but that some for the proofe of the faith of al, should have that guift. The which is the grace or guift of the whole Church, executed by certaine for the edification and profite of the whole.