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…

37 And he that sent me. This is falsely restrained unto the voice heard in his baptism. For he saith in the Pretertence that his father hath testified, that he may give them to understand that he cometh not abroad unknown, because God had marked him long ago in the law & the Prophets, so that he brought with him his marks, whereby he might be known. Therefore I do interpret it, that God did testify of his son, so often as he put the old people in hope of salvation, or promised the perfect restoring of the kingdom of Israel. So that the Jews ought to have conceived the form and image of Christ out of the scriptures before he was manifested in the flesh. In that they contemn him being present, & so consequently do reject him, they do thereby declare that they have no taste of the law: which thing Christ doth also cast in their teeth. They did boast of the knowledge of the law as if they had bin brought up in Gods bosom. Neither have ye heard his voice. After that Christ, hath complained that he is not received, he inveigheth sorer against their blindness. In that he: saith, that they never heard the voice of god, nor never saw his shape, they are metaphorical speeches. wherein he teacheth briefly that they were aliens from the knowledge of God. For as men do make known themselves by their voice & countenance: so God uttereth his voice in the voice of the Prophets, & in the Sacraments he doth as it were put upon him a visible form, whereby he may be known, according to our slender capacity. But he that doth not know God in his lively image, he doth sufficiently bewray by this, that he worshippeth no power, but that which he himself hath framed. Therefore ⟨p. 128⟩Paul saith that there was a veil put over their eyes,¹ so that they cannot see the glory of God in the face of Christ.

37 And he that sent me. This is falsly restrained vnto the voyce heard in his baptisme. For he saith in the Pretertence that his father hath testified, that he may giue them to vnderstand that he commeth not abrode vnknowen, because God had marked him long agoe in the lawe & the Prophetes, so that he brought with him his markes, wherby he might be knowen. Therefore I doe interprete it, that God did testifie of his sonne, so often as he put the olde people in hope of saluation, or promised the perfect restoring of the kingdome of Israel. So that the Iewes ought to haue conceiued the forme and image of Christ out of the scriptures before he was manifested in the lesh. In that they contemne him being present, & so consequently do reiect him, they doe thereby declare yt they haue no tast of the law: which thing Christ doth also cast in their teeth. They did boast of the knowledge of the lawe as if they had byn brought vp in Gods bosome. Neither haue yee hearde his voyce. After that Christ, hath cōplained that he is not receiued, he inueigheth sorer against their blindnesse. In that he: saith, that they neuer heard the voyce of god, nor neuer saw his shape, they are metaphoricall speeches. wherein he teacheth briefly that they were alyantes from the knowledge of God. For as men doe make knowen themselues by their voyce & countenance: so God vttereth his voyce in the voyce of the Prophetes, & in the Sacramēts he doth as it were put vpō him a visible forme, wherby he may be knowen, according to our slender capacitie. But he that doth not know God in his liuely image, hee doth sufficiently bewray by this, that hee worshippeth no power, but that which he himselfe hath framed. Therfore