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…

11 Sir, thou neither hast any thing to draw with. As the Samaritans were despised of the Jews, so they did despise them again. Therefore this woman doth at the first set light by Christ, and so consequently doeth flout him, she knew well enough that Christ doth speak figuratively: but she requiteth him with a contrary figure, as if she should say that he promiseth more then he is able to perform. Then secondly she accuseth him of arrogance, because he preferreth himself before the holy Patriarch Jacob. Jacob, saith she, was contented with this well both for his own use and the use of all his family: hast thou better water? It doth sufficiently appear how corrupt this comparison is, even by this, because she setteth the servant against the master, and a dead man against the living God, and yet how many do at this day fall into the same vice? Wherefore we must take good heed that we do not extol mens persons so high, that they darken the glory of God▪ Truly the gifts of God are reverently to be reverenced, wheresoever they appear. Therefore it is meet that we honour men who excel in godliness, & are endued with other rare gifts, but yet so far forth that God do always surpass all, that Christ with his Gospel may shine and be seen: for all the brightness and gorgeousness of the world must yield unto him.

11 Syr, thou neither hast any thing to draw with. As the Samaritanes were despiced of the Iewes, so they did despice them againe. Therefore this woman doth at the first set light by Christe, and so consequently doeth flout him, shee knew well enough that Christe doth speake figuratiuely: but she requiteth him with a contrary figure, as if she should say that he promiseth more then he is able to perfourme. Then secondly shee accuseth him of arrogancie, because he preferreth himselfe before the holy Patriarche Iacob. Iacob, saith she, was contented with this well both for his owne vse and the vse of all his familie: hast thou better water? It doth sufficiently appeare how corrupt this comparison is, euen by this, because she setteth the seruant against the master, and a dead man against the liuing God, and yet how many doe at this day fall into the same vice? VVherfore we must take good heede that we doe not extoll mens persons so high, that they darken the glory of God▪ Truly the gifts of God are reuerently to be reuerenced, wheresoeuer they appeare. Therefore it is meete that we honour men who excell in godlinesse, & are indued with other rare giftes, but yet so farre foorth that God doe alwayes surpasse all, that Christe with his Gospel may shyne and bee seene: for all the brightnesse and gorgeousnesse of the worlde muste yeeld vnto him.