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 For the father. He doth now more plainly express the general thing it self, that the father doth govern the world in the sons person, & doth by his hand rule. For the Evangelist taketh judgement, for government and power according to the phrase of the Hebrew tongue. Now we know what is the sum, that the father hath delivered the kingdom to Christ, that he may govern heaven and earth at his pleasure. But this may seem to be a very absurd thing, that the father having resigned up the right of his government should sit idle in heaven like some private man. The answer is easy, that this is spoken not so much in respect of God as of men. For there is nothing changed in God whilst that he hath made Christ the chief king and Lord of heaven & earth. For he himself is in the son and he worketh in him. But because when as we will ascend unto God, all our senses do by and by fail, Christ is set before our eyes, as the visible image of God, who can not be seen. There is no cause therefore why we should weary our selves in vain with seeking out the secrete places of heaven, seeing that ⟨p. 118⟩God doth provide for our infirmity, when he showeth himself nigh unto us in the person of Christ: But rather when as we have to deal concerning the governing of the world, the estate of our selves, the heavenly aid of our salvation, let us learn to turn our eyes unto Christ alone (like as all power is committed unto him, and in his face appeareth god the father who should otherwise be hid far away) least the bare majesty of God do swallow us up with his infinite brightness.

22 For the father. He doth now more plainly expresse the general thing it selfe, that the father doth gouerne the worlde in the sonnes person, & doth by his hand rule. For the Euangelist taketh iudgement, for gouernement and power according to the phrase of the Hebrewe tongue. Now we know what is the summe, that the father hath deliuered the kyngdome to Christ, that he may gouerne heauen and earth at his pleasure. But this may seeme to bee a very absurd thing, that the father hauing resigned vppe the right of his gouernment shoulde sit idle in heauen like some priuate man. The answere is easie, that this is spoken not so much in respect of God as of men. For there is nothing changed in God whilest that hee hath made Christe the chiefe king and Lord of heauen & earth. For hee himselfe is in the sonne and he worketh in him. But because when as we will ascende vnto God, all our senses doe by and by faile, Christe is set before our eyes, as the visible image of God, who can not bee seene. There is no cause therefore why wee should wearie our selues in vaine with seeking out the secrete places of heauen, seeing that