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…

Furthermore, where as courtiers are wont commonly to be dainty and proud, and will not willingly be hardly dealt with, we must note that this man being humbled with his own necessity, and fear, least he should be deprived of his son, was neither angry, neither did he repine when he was entertained somewhat uncourteously by Christ: but passed over that chiding with modest silence. We have experience of the same even in our selves: for our daintiness is wonderful, our unpaciencie and churlishness is strange until such time as being brought under by adversity we be compelled to lay away our pride & lofty looks.

Furthermore, where as courtears are wont commonly to bee daintie and proude, and will not willingly be hardly dealt with, we must note that this man being humbled with his owne necessitie, and feare, least he should be depriued of his sonne, was neither angrie, neither did he repine when he was entertained somewhat vncourteously by Christ: but passed ouer that chiding with modest silence. VVe haue experience of the same euen in our selues: for our daintinesse is wonderfull, our vnpaciencie and churlishnesse is straunge vntill suche time as beeing brought vnder by aduersitie wee bee compelled to lay away our pride & loftie lookes.

50 Thy son liveth. Here appeareth first of all the singular courtesy of Christ and his favourableness, in that he pardoneth the ignorance & rudeness of the man, and extendeth his power farther then he hoped for. He desired that Christ by his coming would heal his son. He thought that being sick he might be cured of the disease: But he was persuaded, that being dead, he could not be raised up again: therefore he requesteth him to make hast, least death should prevent him. Therefore seeing that Christ pardoneth both these faults, we may hereby gather how greatly he esteemeth even a slender faith. This also is worthy the noting, that Christ not obeying his desire, doth grant him far more than he desired. For he hath a testimony of the present health of his son▪ So our heavenly father in not granting oftentimes our petitions as touching the circumstances, doth work to help us by such means as we looked not for, that we may learn to appoint him nothing. When he saith that his son liveth, his meaning is, that he was delivered from dā ger of death.