The words in Latin are these, Sacerdos ⟨image 60⟩qui pro nummis celebrate, videtur dicere cum Juda, Quid vultis mihi dare & ego vobis eum tradam? Ergo nefas est vendere. Dominum suum. Cogita quod primus seruus venditor seipsum suspendit, Judas enim nummos misit in Templum. Peiores sunt sacerdotes, qui denarios pro quibus cantant, mittunt in lupanar & in ventrem suum. Judas semel Christum vendidit, & de hoc penituit. Et tu forte multoties vē didisti, & non penites. Cave ne desperans te ipsum suspendas. Behold how this good doctor speaketh. And if the little merchants, which are in great travail to gain their poor living by these merchandises, may not be excused in this point, how much more are the great and fat merchants, which sell them in gross, and make greater and more rich traffic of them: Seeing then that it is so, they may not find the matter strange, if Jesus Christ do again take the whip in hand to drive such merchants out of his Temple,1 and out of his Church, and that he overthrow their seats and their tables, by the preaching of his Gospel. For if comparison should be made between them and those which Jesus Christ did drive out of the Temple of Jerusalem, the difference would be found so great, that those which Jesus ⟨image 60⟩Christ him self in his own person did drive forth, should be justified by those here, as Samaria did justify Sodom, and Jerusalem Samaria, according to the testimony of Ezekiel. 2For the merchants which were by Jesus Christ driven out of the Temple of Jerusalem, had sufficient authority by the law of God, for that which they did. Note. For they did not at all sell any false merchandises, nor divine and holy things, but only those things which might be offered and sacrificed according to the Law, to the end that the people which came from far, should be eased, and that they should not take the pain to lead with them, or to carry so far, that which they would offer and sacrifice. But for so much as those merchants did it not for that cause, nor to the end that God might be the more honoured, but took only that colour, to make it to serve to their gain and to cover their avarice therewith, Jesus Christ did drive them out as Thieves, Sacrilegious, and Robbers, which did villainously abuse the name of God by a false title:
The wordes in Latin are these, Sacerdos ⟨image 60⟩qui pro nummis celebrat, videtur dicere cum Iuda, Quid vultis mihi dare & ego vobis eum tradam? Ergo nefas est vendere. Dominum suum. Cogita quod primus seruus venditor seipsum suspendit, Iudas enim nummos misit in Templum. Peiores sunt sacerdotes, qui denarios pro quibus cantant, mittunt in lupanar & in ventrem suum. Iudas semel Christum vendidit, & de hoc penituit. Et tu forte multoties vē didisti, & non penites. Caue ne desperans te ipsum suspendas. Behold how this good doctour speaketh. And if the litle marchantes, which are in great trauaile to gaine their poore liuing by these marchandizes, may not be excused in this point, howe much more are the great and fatte marchants, which sell them in grosse, and make greater and more riche traffique of them: Seeing then that it is so, they may not finde the matter straunge, if Iesus Christe doe agayne take the whippe in hande to driue such marchauntes out of his Temple,1 and out of his Churche, and that hee ouerthrowe their seates and their tables, by the preaching of his Gospell. For if comparison should be made betweene them and those which Iesus Christe did driue out of the Temple of Ierusalem, the difference woulde bee founde so great, that those which Iesus ⟨image 60⟩Christe him selfe in his owne person did driue foorth, shoulde be iustified by those here, as Samaria did iustifie Sodome, and Ierusalem Samaria, according to the testimonie of Ezechiel. 2For the marchauntes which were by Iesus Christe driuen out of the Temple of Ierusalem, had sufficient aucthoritie by the lawe of God, for that which they did. Note. For they did not at all sell any false marchaundizes, nor diuine and holy things, but onely those things which might bee offered and sacrificed according to the Lawe, to the ende that the people which came from farre, should be eased, and that they shoulde not take the payne to leade with them, or to carry so farre, that which they would offer and sacrifice. But for so much as those marchauntes did it not for that cause, nor to the ende that God might be the more honoured, but tooke onely that colour, to make it to serue to their gayne and to couer their auarice therewith, Iesus Christe did dryue them out as Theeues, Sacrilegious, and Robbers, which did villainously abuse ye name of God by a false title:
- 1Matt. 21. Mar. 11. Luk. 19. John. 2.Matt. 21. Mar. 11. Luk. 19. Iohn. 2.
- 2Eze. 1•.
