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…

For God did openly testify by healing the sick, as if he had reached his hand out of heaven, that he did allow of this kind of worship, which they had from the prescript of the law. Secondly, I do not doubt but that by such signs he taught them that the time of redemption was at hand, and Christ the author of salvation drew near, to the end all mens minds might the better be awaked. I suppose that this use of miracles was at y• time double: first, that the Jews might know that God was present with them, and so might remain constant in the obedience of the law: secondly, that they might be bent to wait for a new and unwonted estate. Of lame, blind, withered. To the end we may know that they were no common diseases which the Lord did cure, the Evangelist expresseth certain kinds thereof. For the remedies which men can invent cannot cure the halt, blind, & withered ⟨p. 109⟩withered. Truly it was a sorrowful sight to see in such a multitude of men, a manifold deformity of members. Yet the glory of God did more clearly shine there, then in the beholding of a great and well ordered army. For there is nothing more famous and excellent, then when as the power of GOD doth amend and restore the wants of nature: there is also nothing more beautiful and sweet, then when as of his infinite goodness, he helpeth the miseries of man. Therefore the Lord would have that most noble Theatre to be extant, wherein his majesty might appear, not only to those that were borne thereabouts, but also to all manner of strangers. And (as I said even now) this was not the least ornament of the Temple, when as God by stretching out his hand, did make it known that he was present there.

For God did openly testifie by healing the sicke, as if hee had reached his hand out of heauen, that he did allow of this kinde of worship, which they had from the prescript of the lawe. Secondly, I doe not doubt but that by suche signes hee taught them that the time of redemption was at hande, and Christe the authour of saluation drewe neere, to the ende all mens mindes might the better be awaked. I suppose that this vse of myracles was at y• time double: first, that the Iewes might knowe that God was present with them, and so might remaine constant in the obedience of the law: secondly, that they might be bent to wayte for a newe and vnwonted estate. Of lame, blinde, withered. To the end we may knowe that they were no common diseases whiche the Lorde did cure, the Euangelist expresseth certaine kindes thereof. For the remedies which men can inuent cānot cure the halt, blind, & withered