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…

Now he doth more at large expound that which he touched briefly concerning the abrogating of the law. Yet doth he divide the sum of his speech into two members in the former he condemneth the manner of ⟨p. 91⟩worshipping god used among the Samaritans, of superstition & error: and doeth testify that the Jews did worship God well and lawfully. He addeth the cause of the difference, because the certainty of the worship which the Jews used, did appear unto them out of the word of God: but the Samaritans had no certainty from the mouth of God. Secondly, he declareth that the rites which the Jews kept hitherto, should shortly have an end.

Now he doth more at large expound that which he touched briefly concerning the abrogating of the law. Yet doth he deuide the sum of his speech into two members in the former hee condemneth the manner of ⟨p. 91⟩worshipping god vsed among the Samaritanes, of superstition & error: and doeth testifie that the Iewes did worship God wel and lawfully. He addeth the cause of the difference, because the certaintie of the worship which the Iewes vsed, did appeare vnto them out of the worde of God: but the Samaritanes had no certaintie from the mouth of God. Secondly, hee declareth that the rites which the Iewes kept hytherto, should shortly haue an end.

22 You worship that which you know not. A sentence worthy to be remembered, wherein we are taught that we must assay nothing rashly and by chance in religion: because unless knowledge be present, we do not any longer worship God, but a false imagination or ghost. Therefore by this thunderbolt are thrown down all good intents, as they call them. For we know that men can do nothing else but err when their own opinion doth rule them without the word of God or his commandment. For Christ taking upon him his countries cause and person, doth teach that the Jews do much differ from the Samaritans. Why so? Because of them cometh salvation, saith he. By which words, he giveth her to understand that they do exceed them in this one point, because God had concluded the covenant of eternal salvation with them. Some do restrain it unto Christ, who came of the Jews. And truly sithence that all the promises of God are sure and certain in him, there is no salvation save only in him. But because it is out of doubt that Christ doth prefer the Jews for this cause, because they do not worship any unknown power but one God, who revealed himself unto them, and who hath adopted them to be his people: by this word salvation must be understood that wholesome manifestation, which they had by the heavenly doctrine. But why doth he say, that it is of them, when as it is rather committed to them that they alone might enjoy it? He alludeth in my judgement,