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While Mary was careful for the food of the soul, Martha was curious to provide food for the body, her greatest care was to entertain Christ, & to make him good cheer, to testify her thankful mind unto him that had done so great things for them, he had raised her brother Lazarus from death to life, therefore he was worthy to be well entertained.

While Marie was carefull for the foode of the soule, Martha was curious to prouide foode for the bodie, her greatest care was to entertaine Christ, & to make him good cheere, to testifie her thankefull minde vnto him that had done so great thinges for them, hee had raised her brother Lazarus from death to life, therefore he was worthy to bee well entertained.

If Elijah deserved to be well dealt withal at the hand of his hostess, whose son he had restored to life: or Elisa ¹deserved such entertainment for her sons reviving: then surely our Saviour Christ was worthy to be welcome hither, where he had raised Lazarus out of his grave, wherein he had lien by the space of four days before. It was well done therefore of Martha to show her thankful mind unto Christ, but it was not well done at that time to show her ²self thankful in that manner, it was then time to hear the word: for at that time Christ preached the word, it was no time for her to spend that time in other affairs, and to neglect the greatest affair, the means of her own salvation.

If Elias deserued to bee well dealt withall at the hande of his hostesse, whose sonne he had restored to life: or Elisa ¹deserued such entertainement for her sonnes reuiuing: then surelie our Sauiour Christ was worthie to bee welcome hether, where he had raised Lazarus out of his graue, wherein hee had lien by the space of foure daies before. It was well done therefore of Martha to shew her thankefull minde vnto Christ, but it was not wel done at that time to shew her