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…

The experience of all times, teacheth how profitable this admonition is. God doth take men into his government during the whole course of their life, even until they come to the last mark, he sendeth his prophets as governors. Such is the distemperature of men, that they had rather leap frowardly without going forward, then go forward walking, such is their inconstancy and lightness, that having despised and rejected the perpetual direction, they are carried unto their sudden affections. Therefore saith he, for a time, or an hour: in which word he toucheth their foolishness, that they thought that the eternal light of god could be extinguished with frail and vain frowardness. So deal the Papists at this day, how many godly teachers soever the Lord hath given to his Church as burning lights, they draw them unto a contrary use, as if they were determined to blind their own eyes with the beholding of the light. Neither do they only abuse the lights to choke the light of God, but do also triumph oftentimes in darkness, as when as they boast of the doltish inventions of their blabs & brawlers, against the pure doctrine of the gospel. But that which Christ doth in this place affirm of John,¹ Paul maketh common to all the faithful, because having the word of life, they ought to shine in the world as lights: but Christ teacheth that it belongeth properly unto the apostles and ministers of the gospel, to carry the light before others. For seeing that we be all in darkness being blind, God doth give us light by the light of his word. But in this place he doth peculiarly adorn John with this title, by whose ministry God did more plentifully shine unto his church.

The experience of all times, teacheth how profitable this admonition is. God doth take men into his gouernment during the whole course of their life, euen vntil they come to the last marke, he sendeth his prophets as gouernours. Such is the distemperature of men, that they had rather leape frowardly without going forward, then goe forwarde walking, such is their inconstancie and lightnesse, that hauing despised and reiected the perpetuall direction, they are carryed vnto theyr sodaine affections. Therefore saith he, for a time, or an houre: in which word hee toucheth their foolishnes, that they thought that the eternall light of god could be extinguished with fraile and vaine frowardnes. So deale the Papistes at this day, how many godly teachers soeuer the Lord hath giuen to his Churche as burning lights, they draw them vnto a contrary vse, as if they were determined to blinde their owne eyes with the beholding of the light. Neither doe they only abuse the lightes to choake the light of God, but doe also triumphe oftentimes in darknenesse, as when as they boast of the doltish inuentions of their blabbes & brawlers, against the pure doctrine of the gospel. But that which Christ doth in this place affirme of Iohn,