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 he beginneth to live indeed, who hath god to be merciful unto him, and how should God love us unless he did pardon our sins? He hath passed. Whereas certain latin copies have it in the future tense, He shall pass, it proceedeth from the ignorance and rashness of some man, who not understanding the Evangelist his meaning, did grant himself greater liberty than was meet. For there is no doubtfulness at all in the Greek word. And he saith not unfitly that there is a passage made from death already, because both the uncorruptible seed of life is in the children of God, after that they are called, and they do already sit down with Christ through hope in the heavenly glory, and have the kingdom of GOD certainly appointed within them selves. For although their life be hidden, yet do they not therefore cease of to ⟨p. 120⟩possess it through faith:¹ although they are beset round about with death, yet they do not therefore cease to be quiet: because they know that they are safe enough through the aid of Christ. In the mean while let us remember that the faithful are now in such sort in life, that they do always bear about them the matter of death: but the spirit which dwelleth in them is y• life, which shall at length abolish the relics of death. For that saying of Paul is true, that death, is the last enemy that shall be destroyed.² Neither doth he here entreat either of the perfect abolishing of death, or the full exhibiting of life. But although life be only begun in us, yet Christ doeth affirm that the faithful are so sure thereof, that they ought not to be afraid of death: neither is it any marvel, seeing they are ingrafted into him, who is the fountain and Well of life that can never be drawn dry.

For he beginneth to liue indeed, who hath god to be merciful vnto him, and howe should God loue vs vnlesse he did pardon our sinnes? He hath passed. VVhereas certaine latine copies haue it in the future tence, Hee shall passe, it proceedeth from the ignorance and rashnesse of some man, who not vnderstanding the Euangelist his meaning, did graunt himself greater libertie thē was meet. For there is no doubtfulnes at all in the Greeke worde. And he saith not vnfitly that there is a passage made from death alreadie, because both the vncorruptible seede of life is in the children of God, after that they are called, and they doe alreadie sitte downe with Christe through hope in the heauenly glorye, and haue the kyngdome of GOD certainely appoynted within them selues. For although theyr life be hidden, yet do they not therefore cease of to