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Thus Christ stood up as it were in an indignation against Satan, and said; Satan, this Sermon was not begun for thee, neither shall it end for thee: this work was not done for my mother, neither shall it be left for my mother. Thus he caught the devil with his own bait, and made the people more loving and attentive towards him, by that which Satan thought to disgrace him. He was so armed with the Spirit, that let the devil tempt him, or the woman tempt him, or princes tempt him, all is one.

Thus Christ stood vp as it were in an indignation against Sathan, and saide; Sathan, this Sermon was not begun for thee, neither shall it end for thee: this worke was not done for my mother, neither shall it be left for my mother. Thus he caught the diuell with his owne baite, and made the people more louing and attentiue towardes him, by that which Satan thought to disgrace him. He was so armed with the Spirite, that let the diuell tempt him, or the woman tempt him, or princes tempt him, all is one.

Here are two doubts: the first is, the difference between the Evangelists: For Matthew saith that one brought this message:¹ Mark and Luke attribute it to mo;² both may stand:³ for the word which his mother gave of calling him forth, was received of the rest, and so passed amongst many till it came to Christ: so that one may be said to bring this message, because one noised it first: and many may be said to bring this message, because many noised it after.

Here are two doubtes: the first is, the difference betweene the Euangelists: For Mathew saith that one brought this message:¹ Marke and Luke attribute it to mo;²