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…

3 He went up into a mountain. Without doubt Christ sought some secrete and by place until the feast day of Easter: therefore is it said that he sate down in the mountain with the disciples. He took such counsel according to man: but in the mean season, the counsel of God was otherwise, which he did willingly obey. Although therefore he did eschew the sight of men: yet doth he suffer himself to be brought forth as it were into a most famous theatre by the hand of God. For there was greater resort in the desert mountain, then in some populous city: his fame also ⟨p. 135⟩became greater by reason of the miracle, then if he had stand in the midst of the market of Tiberias▪ wherefore we are taught by this example, so to take counsel concerning things present, that if so be it they fall out otherwise then we thought, we be not sorry that God is above us, who can order all things by his will.

3 He went vp into a mountaine. VVithout doubt Christ sought som secrete and by place vntill the feast day of Easter: therfore is it said that he sate downe in the mountaine with the disciples. Hee tooke such counsell according to man: but in the meane season, the counsel of God was otherwise, which he did willingly obey. Although therfore he did eschew the sight of men: yet doth he suffer himselfe to be brought foorth as it were into a most famous theater by the hand of God. For there was greater resort in the desart mountaine, then in some populous citie: his fame also ⟨p. 135⟩became greater by reason of the myracle, then if hee had stand in the midst of the market of Tyberias▪ wherfore we are taught by this exāple, so to take counsel concerning things present, that if so be it they fall out otherwise then we thought, we be not sory that God is aboue vs, who can order all things by his will.

5 He saith unto Phillip. The rest say, that that which we do in this place read to have been spoken to Phillip alone, was spoken to them all: but in that there is no absurdity. For it is likely that Phillip spake as all of them thought: therefore Christ answereth him peculiarly: Like as immediately after he bringeth in Andrew speaking, whereas the other do assign the speech unto them all together. He trieth the disciples in the person of Phillip whether they did look for such a miracle as was wrought by and by or no, when as he seeth that they conceive nothing touching the extraordinary remedy, then he awaketh their minds being as it were fast on sleep, that they might at least have their eyes open to behold the present thing. This is the drift of all those things which the disciples do bring, that they may dissuade Christ from keeping the people there any longer. And peradventure they do therein privately provide for themselves, least they suffer some part of the discommodity. Wherefore Christ holdeth on in his purpose neglecting their objections.