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…

not that the outward voice hath so great force, which doth oftentimes beat the ears in vain, but because Christ doth speak unto our hearts within by his spirit, that we may receive by faith the life that is offered us. Neither doth he entreat in this place generally of all the dead: but he meaneth only the elect, whose ears God doth bore through and open, that they may hear the voice of his son, that it may restore them to life. Yea Christ doth distinctly in his words commend unto us a double grace, when he saith, The dead shall hear the voice of the son of God, and they that shall hear shall live. For it is no less contrary to nature for the dead to hear, then to be called again to life from which they were fallen. Therefore both of these are properties of the secrete power of God. When he saith, The hour shall come and now is, he speaketh as of a thing before unaccustomed. And truly the publishing of the Gospel, was a new and sudden resurrection of the world. If any man ask this question whether the word of God did not always give life to men, or no: we may readily answer, that the doctrine of the law and the prophets, forasmuch as it was appointed for God his people, it rather had this office to nourish those in life who were begotten to God, then to bring them back again from death. But the estate of the Gospel was otherwise, whereby the Gentiles who were before aliens from the kingdom of, God separated from God, deprived of all hope of salvation, were gathered into the fellowship of life.

not that the outwarde voyce hath so great force, which doth oftentimes beate the eares in vaine, but because Christ doth speake vnto our heartes within by his spirite, that wee may receiue by faith the life that is offered vs. Neither doth he intreate in this place generally of al the dead: but he meaneth only the elect, whose eares God doth bore through and open, that they may heare the voyce of his sonne, that it may restore them to life. Yea Christ doth distinctly in his words cōmend vnto vs a double grace, when he saith, The dead shall heare the voyce of the son of God, and they that shall heare shall liue. For it is no lesse contrary to nature for the dead to heare, then to bee called againe to life from which they were fallen. Therefore both of these are properties of the secrete power of God. VVhen he saith, The houre shall come and now is, he speaketh as of a thing before vnaccustomed. And truly the publishing of the Gospell, was a newe and sodaine resurrection of the worlde. If any man aske this question whether the worde of God did not alwayes giue life to men, or no: wee may readilie answere, that the doctrine of the lawe and the prophetes, forasmuch as it was appointed for God his people, it rather had this office to nourish those in life who were begotten to God, then to bring them backe againe from death. But the estate of the Gospel was otherwise, whereby the Gentiles who were before aliants from the kingdome of, God separated from God, depriued of all hope of saluation, were gathered into the fellowship of life.