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…

35 Say you not. He prosecuteth the former sentence: for because he had said that he accounted this the chiefest thing, to do his fathers work, he declareth now how ripe the same is, & that by comparing it unto harvest. For like as when the corn is once ripe the harvest can stay no longer, because otherwise the corn should fall away: so the spiritual corn being now ripe, he doth testify that he must in no case delay, because delay bringeth danger. Now we see to what end the similitude was brought: namely, to express the cause of his hast. By this word, say you not, he meant to note how much more bent mens minds be unto earthly things then unto heavenly. For they are so desirous to have harvest, that they do carefully count the months and days: in the mean while it is a wonder to see how sluggish they are in gathering the heavenly wheat. And daily use doth argue that this frowardness is not only in us naturally, but also that it can scarce be pulled away from our hearts. For seeing that all men do provide for the earthly life aforehand, we think full negligently upon divine matters.¹ So Christ saith in another place, O ye hypocrites, you judge according to the face of heaven, what manner day tomorrow shall be, but you know not the time of my visitation.

35 Say you not. He prosecuteth the former sentence: for because hee had said that he accoūted this the chiefest thing, to do his fathers work, he declareth now how ripe the same is, & that by comparing it vnto haruest. For like as when the corne is once ripe the haruest can stay no longer, because otherwise the corne should fall away: so the spirituall corne being now ripe, he doth testifie that he must in no case delay, because delay bringeth danger. Now we see to what ende the similitude was brought: namely, to expresse the cause of his hast. By this worde, say you not, he meant to note how much more bent mens mindes be vnto earthly things then vnto heauenly. For they are so desirous to haue haruest, that they do carefully count the moneths and dayes: in the mean while it is a wonder to see how sluggish they are in gathering the heauenly wheat. And dayly vse doth argue that this frowardnesse is not onely in vs naturally, but also that it can scarse be pulled away from our heartes. For seeing that all men do prouide for ye earthly life aforehand, we think ful negligently vpon diuine matters.¹ So Christ saith in another place, Oye hypocrites, you iudge according to the face of heauen, what maner day tomorrow shalbe, but you know not the time of my visitation.