A16078:2638
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…
A harmony upon the the three Evangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentary of M. John Calvin: faithfully translated out of Latin into English, by E.P. Whereunto is also added a commentary upon the Evangelist S. John, by the same author.A harmonie vpon the the three Euangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine: faithfully translated out of Latine into English, by E.P. Whereunto is also added a commentarie vpon the Euangelist S. Iohn, by the same authour.
Londini: printed by Thomas Dawson, 1584
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
13 And they filled twelve baskets. Matthew writeth that whenas there were four thousand men satisfied with seven loaves, there remained as many baskets full as there were loaves.1 Therefore seeing that less store was in like sort sufficient for a greater number of men, and there remaineth almost twice as much, we do hereby more plainly see of what great force that blessing of God is, at the beholding whereof we shut our eyes of our own accord. We must also note this by the way that although Christ doth command to fill the baskets that the miracle might be made more known: yet doth he exhort his Disciples unto thriftiness, when he saith: Gather ye, let nothing be lost. For the greater liberality of God ought not to provoke us unto wastefulness. Therefore let those who have abundance remember that they shall once give an account of their immoderate store, unless they do bestow the overplus diligently and faithfully upon good uses and such as God alloweth.
13 And they filled twelue baskets. Matthew writeth that whenas there were foure thousand men satisfied with seuen loaues, there remained as many baskets full as there were loaues.1 Therefore seeing that lesse store was in like sort sufficient for a greater number of men, and there remaineth almost twise as much, wee doe hereby more plainely see of what great force that blessing of God is, at the beholding whereof wee shut our eyes of our owne accorde. VVe must also note this by the way that although Christ doth command to fill the baskets that the myracle might be made more knowen: yet doth he exhort his Disciples vnto thriftinesse, when he saith: Gather yee, lette nothing be lost. For the greater liberalitie of God ought not to prouoke vs vnto wastfulnesse. Therfore let those who haue aboundance remember that they shal once giue an account of their immoderate store, vnlesse they do bestow the ouerplus diligently and faithfully vpon good vses and suche as God alloweth.