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…

28 Marvell not at this. He seemeth to reason very unfitly whilst that he setteth the confirmation of that which he had spoken from the last resurrection. For it is no harder matter for the bodies to be raised up then for the souls. I answer that here is no comparison made between the greater & the lesser according to the thing it self: but according to the meaning of men. For, as they are carnal, they marvel at nothing but that which is carnal and visible. Hereby it cometh to pass that they do carelessly pass over the resurrection of the soul: & do more wonder at the resurrection of the flesh. And also this our blockishness causeth those things to be more of credit, which can be seen with the eyes, than those which can be conceived by faith only, because he maketh mention of the last day, yt restraint is no longer added, And now is: but he doth absolutely say that y• time shall once be. And here meteth us another objection, for although the faithful do wait for the resurrection of the bodies, yet can they not lean unto the knowledge thereof to be persuaded that the souls are now delivered from death, because the bodies shall in time to come rise out of the graves. And what is more ridiculous amongest the wicked then to prove that which is known by that which is (as they say) unknown? I answer, that Christ doth in this place boast of his power amongst the reprobate, that he may declare that the perfect restoring of all things was commanded by the father, as if he should say, that which I say I have now begun, I will once finish before your face. And truly whereas Christ doth now quicken the souls that were drowned in destruction by the voice of his Gospel, that is a certain beginning of the last resurrection.

28 Maruell not at this. He seemeth to reason very vnfitlie whilest that he setteth the confirmation of that which he had spoken from the last resurrection. For it is no harder matter for the bodies to be raysed vppe then for the soules. I answere that here is no cōparison made betwene the greater & the lesser according to the thing it selfe: but according to the meaning of men. For, as they are carnall, they maruell at nothing but that which is carnall and visible. Hereby it cōmeth to passe that they doe carelesly passe ouer the resurrection of the soule: & do more wōder at the resurrectiō of ye flesh. And also this our blockishnes causeth those things to be more of credite, which can be seen wt the eyes, thē those whiche cā be cōceued by faith only, because he maketh mētiō of the last day, yt restraint is no lōger added, And now is: but he doth absolutely say that y time shal once be. And here meteth vs another obiectiō, for althogh the faithful do wait for the resurrectiō of the bodies, yet can they not leane vnto the knowledge thereof to bee persuaded that the soules are nowe deliuered from death, because the bodies shall in time to come ryse out of the graues. And what is more ridiculous amongest the wicked then to proue that which is knowen by that which is (as they say) vnknowē? I answere, that Christ doth in this place boast of his power amongst the reprobate, that he may declare that the perfect restoring of all things was commanded by the father, as if he shold say, that which I say I haue now begun, I wil once finish before your face. And truly whereas Christ doth now quicken the soules that were drowned in destruction by the voyce of his Gospel, that is a certaine beginning of the last resurrection.