A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

The time, to expound our Apostles When, is expressed, Matth. 17.1. and M•• 9.2. After six days. Only Saint Luke, Chap. 9.28. seems to differ from them: for […] says Eight days after. Now between six days, and eight days, there seems to […] some difference of the time. Saint Hierome easily reconciles them thus. Matthew […] Mark, Ponunt dies tantum intermedios; speak only of the intervenient days, […] went between the promise and the performance. Lucas addidit & primum in qui […] misit, & ultimum in quo solvit. Luke adds both the first day in which he promise […] and the last day in which he performed it. Eight days Exclusively; six days Inclusively. Some mystically, by these six days understand the six ages of the world, […] they call them; which being past, we shall come to that glorious vision of our Lord Jesus in heaven. But why did not Christ presently vouchsafe to his Disciples […] Sight, but defer the performance of it, till six days after the promise? Chrysostom answers; Visionem distulit, ut eam vehementiús appeterent, & gaudentiús acciperent. […] deferred it to increase their desires before it came, their joys when it came. To […] flame their desires, for Cito data vilescunt, things easily come by, are little set by. […] increase their joys, for Dulciús obtinetur, quod diu detinetur; That which hath […] long detained, is at last more sweetly obtained. Moreover, if Christ after the pro••• of this vision, had immediately singled out some to the participation of it, this […] have bred envy and grudging in the rest, who were apt enough to quarrel about […] businesses. That extraordinary gracing of some, would have been held a dispar•• meant to all the rest. Therefore as Christ concealed their names in the promise, […] of these, not naming who they were; so for six days he deferred the perform […] That without emulation of the rest, he might give satisfaction to them he had […]

The time, to expound our Apostles When, is expressed, Matth. 17.1. and M•• 9.2. After six dayes. Only Saint Luke, Chap. 9.28. seemes to differ from them: for 〈…〉 sayes Eight dayes after. Now betweene six dayes, and eight dayes, there seemes to some difference of the time. Saint Hierome easily reconciles them thus. Matthew Marke, Ponunt dies tantum intermedios; speake onely of the intervenient dayes, went betweene the promise and the performance. Lucas addidit & primum in qui misit, & ultimum in quo solvit. Luke addes both the first day in which he promise and the last day in which he performed it. Eight dayes Exclusively; six dayes Inclusively. Some mystically, by these six dayes understand the six ages of the world, they call them; which being past, we shall come to that glorious vision of our Lord Iesus in heaven. But why did not Christ presently vouchsafe to his Disciples Sight, but defer the performance of it, till six dayes after the promise? Chrysostome answers; Visionem distulit, ut eam vehementiús appeterent, & gaudentiús acciperent. deferred it to encrease their desires before it came, their joyes when it came. To flame their desires, for Cito data vilescunt, things easily come by, are little set by. encrease their joyes, for Dulciús obtinetur, quod diu detinetur; That which hath long detained, is at last more sweetly obtained. Moreover, if Christ after the pro of this vision, had immediately singled out some to the participation of it, this have bred envy and grudging in the rest, who were apt enough to quarrel about businesses. That extraordinary gracing of some, would have beene held a dispar ment to all the rest. Therefore as Christ concealed their names in the promise, of these, not naming who they were; so for six dayes hee deferred the perform That without emulation of the rest, he might give satisfaction to them he had