A16078:2463
A harmony upon the the three Evangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentary…A harmonie vpon the the three Euangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentarie…
A harmony upon the the three Evangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentary of M. John Calvin: faithfully translated out of Latin into English, by E.P. Whereunto is also added a commentary upon the Evangelist S. John, by the same author.A harmonie vpon the the three Euangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine: faithfully translated out of Latine into English, by E.P. Whereunto is also added a commentarie vpon the Euangelist S. Iohn, by the same authour.
Londini: printed by Thomas Dawson, 1584
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
7 Give me to drink. In that he asked water of the woman, he doth it not simply for this cause, that he may have some matter to teach her: for thirst did enforce him to desire to drink. But this could not hinder him from using that opportunity to teach which he had gotten: because he preferreth the woman's salvation before his own necessity. Therefore forgetting his thirst, as though he had had leisure and opportunity to talk, to the end he may instruct her in true godliness, he passeth cunningly from visible water unto the spiritual water: and he watereth her mind with the heavenly doctrine, that denied to give him water.
7 Giue me to drinke. In that he asked water of the woman, he doth it not simplie for this cause, that he may haue some matter to teach her: for thirst did enforce him to desire to drinke. But this could not hinder him from vsing that opportunitie to teache which he had gotten: because hee preferreth the womans saluation before his owne necessitie. Therefore forgetting his thirst, as though he had had leasure and opportunitie to talke, to the end he may instruct her in true godlines, he passeth cunningly from visible water vnto the spirituall water: and he watereth her minde with the heauenly doctrine, that denied to giue him water.
9 How is it that thou, seeing thou art a Jew. This is an exprobration, where in she requiteth the common contempt of her nation. It is well known that the Samaritans were a rascal kind of people gathered together of aliens. And the Jews did for good causes hate them, because they had corrupted the worship of God and did retain many perverse and corrupt rites. Yet notwithstanding it is questionless, that the Jews did for the most part cloak their carnal hatred, with the zeal of the law. For ambition and envy was of great force with many, & that did more grieve them that the country which was appointed for them, was possessed by the Samaritans, then that the worship of God was violated. Notwithstanding there was just cause of disagreement, if sobeit, their affections had been rightly framed. Therefore when Christ sendeth his disciples to preach the Gospel first, he forbiddeth them to turn aside unto the Samaritans.