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…

23 That all men may honour. This member doth sufficiently confirm that which I touched of late, that GOD doth not so reign in the person of Christ as if he were at ease in heaven, as sluggish kings are wont to do: because he doth declare his power in Christ, and doth show himself to be present. For what other thing do these words signify, that all may honour the son, save only that the father will be acknowledged and worshipped in the son? Therefore it is our duty to seek God the father in Christ, there to behold his power, there to worship him. For (as it followeth immediately after) he that honoureth not the son, defraudeth god of his lawful honour. All men do confess that God is to be worshipped, and this sense being naturally ingrafted in us, hath taken such deep root in our hearts, that no man dare absolutely deny God his honour: in the mean while the minds of men do vanish away by seeking God without the way. Hence came so many feigned gods, hence came so many perverse worshippings. Therefore we shall find the true God no where else save only in Christ, neither shall we worship him aright any other way save only by kissing the son,¹ as David teacheth. For (as John witnesseth else where 1. John 2. 12.) he that hath not the son he lacketh the father also. The Turks and Jews do with gorgeous titles adorn the God whom they worship, but we must note this that the name of god being separated from Christ is nothing else but a vain fiction. Therefore whosoever will have his worship to be approved of the true God, let him not turn aside from Christ. Neither was the estate of the fathers under the law any other. For although they did behold Christ obscurely under shadows, yet GOD did never reveal himself without Christ. But now since that Christ was revealed in the flesh and made our king, all the world must bow their knees unto him, that it may be subject to GOD. For seeing that GOD the father hath commanded him to sit at his right hand, he that imagineth God without Christ, he lameth him of the one part of himself.

23 That all men may honour. This member doth sufficiently confirme that which I touched of late, that GOD doth not so reigne in the person of Christ as if he were at ease in heauen, as sluggish kings are wont to do: because he doth declare his power in Christ, and doth shewe himselfe to be present. For what other thing doe these wordes signifie, that al may honour the sonne, saue only that the father will bee acknowledged and worshipped in the sonne? Therefore it is our dutie to seeke God the father in Christ, there to beholde his power, there to worship him. For (as it followeth immediately after) hee that honoureth not the sonne, defraudeth god of his lawfull honour. All men do confesse that God is to be worshipped, and this sense being naturally ingrafted in vs, hath taken suche deepe roote in our heartes, that no man dare absolutely denie God his honour: in the meane while the mindes of men do vanish away by seeking God without the way. Hence came so many feigned gods, hence came so many peruerse worshippings. Therefore we shall finde the true God no where els saue only in Christ, neyther shal we worship him aright any other way saue only by kissing the sonne,