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Rh 4. Guift.) Our Saviour willeth him to goe, and offer his guift or sacrifice, according as Moyses prescribed in that case, because the other sacrifice, being the holiest of al holies, which is his bodie, was not yet begune. So saith S. Aug. li. 2. q. Evang. q. 3. & Con. Adver. leg. & Proph. li. 1. c. 19, 20.

8. Not worthie.) Orig. ho. 5. in divers. When thou eatest (saith he) and drinkest the bodie & blood of our Lord, he entreth under thy roofe. Thou also therfore humbling thyself, say: Lord I am not worthie, &c. So said * S. Chrysostom in his Masse, and so doth the Cath. Church use at this day in every Masse, See S. Augustine ep. 118. ad Janu.

14. His wives mother.) Of Peter specially among the rest, it is evident, that he had a wife, but (as S. Hierom saith) after they were called to be Apostles, they had no more carnal companie with their wives, as he proveth there by the very words of our Saviour: * He that hath left wife, &c. And so in the Latin Church hath been alwayes used, that maried men may be, and are daily made Priests, either after the death of the wife, or with her consent, to live in perpetual continencie. And if the Greeks have Priests that doe otherwise, S. Epiphanius a Greek Doctour telleth them, that they doe it against the ancient Canons; and * Paphnutius plainly signifieth the same in the first Councel of Nice. But this is most plaine, that there was never either in the Greek Church or the Latin, authentical example of any that married after holy Orders.

22. Let the dead.) By this we see that not only no worldly or carnal respect, but no other laudable dutie toward our parents, ought to stay us from folowing Christ, and choosing a life of greater perfection.

26. He commanded.) The Church (here signified by the boate or ship) and Catholikes, are often tossed with stormes of persecution, but Christ who seemed to sleepe in the meane time, by the Churches prayers awaketh, and maketh a calme.

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entring into a boat, he passed over the water, and came into his owne citie. And * behold they brought to him one sick of the palsey lying in bed. And seeing their faith, said to the sick of the palsey: Have a good hart Sonne, thy sinnes are forgiven thee. And behold certaine of the Scribes said within themselves: ″ He blasphemeth. And seeing their thoughtes, said: Wherfore think you evil in your harts? ″ Whether is easier, to say, thy sinnes are forgiven thee: or to say, arise and walk. But that you may know that the ″ Sonne of man hath power in earth to forgive sinnes, (then said he to the sick of the palsey) Arise, take up thy bed, and goe into thy house. And he arose, and went into his house, And the multitudes seeing it, were afrayd, and ″ glorified God that gave such power to men. ✠

And * when passed forth from thence, he saw a man sitting in the custome-house, named Matthew; And he saith to him: Folow me. And he arose up, and folowed him. And it came to passe as he was sitting at meate in the house, behold many Publicans and sinners Rh