The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

2. When it was his turn to ask and propound questions, he did propound such questions as did amaze them. How they could, or did answer them, it is not said, all that is said, is Luk. 2.49. all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers, it is a good point of understanding to ask a wise question. In this place, and in this employment his Parents found him.

2. When it was his turn to ask and propound questions, he did propound such questions as did amaze them. How they could, or did answer them, it is not said, all that is said, is Luk. 2.49. all that heard him were astonished at his under•tanding and answers, it is a good point of understanding to ask a wise question. In this place, and in this employment his Parents found him.

9. When the Exercise was ended, (for they did not, they might not be so rude as to interrupt them) his parents took him into their Company, and when the season was fit, they expostulated with him, for sta•ing behind, and putting them to so much sorrow, pains, and trouble. To which he humbly with meekness answered, that he was about his Fathers business, he doth with gentle modesty check their check with an expostulation, why did you give your selves so much trouble, so sorrowfully to seek me? did you not consider? if you did not, you might have ⟨p. 28⟩considered, that I must do my Fathers business, viz. to perform the office and duty of a Mediator, and this is one part of the work of the Office of a Prophet, to raise up and train up of the Sons of Israel; to be Prophets and to be Nazarites, his Parents understood not his discourse, but his mother did lay up his sayings in her heart; and well she might, for she knew that Joseph whom he called Father had no business for him to do in the Schools, and she perfectly knew that he had no earthly Father, God only was his Father, and therefore it was Gods business that he w about.