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…

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,¹ unto that which was foretold by the Prophets, that there should a law come out of Zion. For they were separated for a time from other people upon this condition: that the pure knowledge of god might at length flow from them unto the whole world. Notwithstanding this is the sum, that God is not worshipped aright, unless he be worshipped according to the certainty of faith, which must needs proceed from the word of God: whereupon it followeth that they fall away unto idolatry, whosoever they be, that depart from the word of god. For Christ doth in plain words testify, that an idol or vain fiction is set up instead of God, where men are ignorant of the true god: & he doth condemn all those of ignorance unto whom god hath not revealed himself. For so soon as we are once destitute of the light of his word, darkness & blindness do reign.

22 You worship that which you know not. A sentence worthie to be remembred, wherein we are taught that we must assay nothing rashly and by chaunce in religion: because vnlesse knowledge be present, we doe not any longer worship God, but a false imagination or ghost. Therfore by this thunderbolt are throwen downe all good intents, as they cal them. For we know that men can doe nothing els but erre when their own opinion doth rule them without the word of God or his commandemēt. For Christ taking vpon him his countries cause and person, doth teache that the Iewes doe much differ from the Samaritanes. VVhy so? Because of them commeth saluation, saith he. By which wordes, he giueth her to vnderstand that they doe exceede them in this one point, because God had concluded the couenant of eternall saluation with them. Some do restraine it vnto Christ, who came of the Iewes. And truly sithence that all the promises of God are sure and certaine in him, there is no saluation saue only in him. But because it is out of doubt that Christ doth preferre the Iewes for this cause, because they doe not worship any vnknowen power but one God, who reuealed himselfe vnto them, and who hath adopted them to be his people: by this word saluation must bee vnderstood that wholesome manifestation, which they had by the heauenly doctrine. But why doth he say, that it is of them, when as it is rather committed to them that they alone might enioy it? He alludeth in my iudgement,