chre be made sure guard to attend the sepulchre until that third day be until the third day, past, lest his disciples, that cannot but remember his lest his disciples come by night, and words, do accordingly come and take away his body steal him away, and out of the grave in the night time, and then persuade say unto the people, the people that he is risen from the dead, which if He is risen from the it should happen, the people's belief that he is risen dead: so the last from the dead would prove a more dangerous seducthan the first. tion than any they have yet fallen into. 7 error shall be worse 65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have 2 b guard of Roman soldiers at your service: (see note watch: go your on Luke xxii. 1:) go and use any means that you way, make it as sure know, or are wont to use, to secure the grave. as ye can. 66 So they went, by two means; first, by fastening a seal upon the and made the sepul- stone, that they might discern if it were opened; and chre sure, sealing secondly, making use of a guard of soldiers to watch and keep it. the stone, and setting a watch. 1IN the [a] end began to dawn to CHAP. XXVIII. 1. The night after the sabbath, toward the next of the sabbath, as it morning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, having ward the first day of with them spices to embalm his body, Luke xxiv. 1, the week, came Mary came to see— Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2 And, behold, there was earthquake: for the 2. And when they came, they found there had a great been a great concussion, probably of the air, a kind of angel of the Lord thunder, with which the angels are wont to appear, descended from hea- but withal about the earth, at the removal of the ven, and came and gravestone : for the angel rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 3 His counten ance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow : 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6 He is not here: 7 6. He is not here in the grave, but, according to * deceit, πλάνη. * guard ; go, secure it as you know, κουστωδίαν, ὑπάγετε, ἀσφαλίσασθε ως οἴδατε. 9 with a guard, μετὰ τῆς κουστωδίας. And the evening after the sabbath. 2 shaking, concussion, σetoμós: see note [i] on chap, xxvii. 51. word aurou, of him, is not in the King's MS. 3 appearance, ý idéa. 4 The for he is risen, as he his own predictions, risen from the dead, and all that said. Come, see the place where the Lord Xe can here discern is the place where he lay, and the napkins, and searcloths folded up and laid by, John xx. 5. lay. 7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples 7. Go quickly, and according to what I have told that he is risen from you do ye tell the disciples; viz., that he hath perthe dead; and, be- formed his promise in rising from the dead, and now hold, he goeth before you into Galilee ; will perform that other of going into Galilee, ch. xxvi, there shall ye see 32, the appointed place of meeting; thither if ye go him: lo, I have told ye shall be sure to meet him; God hath sent his angel from heaven to tell you. you this. 8 And they departed quickly from the 8. And being affrighted with the appearance of the sepulchre with fear angels, but extremely joyed with the news of Christ's and great joy; and resurrection, they made all haste to carry his disciples did run to bring his word of this. disciples word. 9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they b I came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid go tell my < brethren that they disciples and kinsmen, go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. II Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. 12 And when they the elders, and had 12, 13. And those chief priests calling the rest of were assembled with the sanhedrim together, by decree of council appointed that a good sum of money should be given to gave large money the soldiers, sufficient to bribe them all to say, that his unto the soldiers, disciples taken counsel, they 13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. to 14 And if this come d the governor's d the procurator Pilate's hearing, (see ch. xxvii. 14,) ears, we will per- we will persuade him that it was so, and keep you suade him, and se- from punishment for guarding the tomb no better. cure you. 15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. 16 Then the eleven disciples went e which Jesus before his passion had assigned as a away into Galilee, special rendezvous, ch. xxvi. 32. By this means into a mountain there were many there besides the eleven, perhaps where Jesus had the five hundred brethren mentioned 1 Cor. xv. 7. appointed them. 17 And when they 17. And when the eleven were come to him, they saw him, they wor- with an humble obeisance acknowledged him, but shipped him: but some of them entertained doubts whether it were Christ or no, Mark xvi. 13. some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, 5 All power heaven and in earth. All authority in disposing all things in or concernis given unto me in ing the church is given unto me by my Father. teach all the nations the Christian doctrine, and fore, and 86 teach persuade them to embrace it, and to live according to [6]all nations, baptiz- it, baptizing, &c.: see Pract. Cat. 1. 6. §. 2. 19 ¶ Go ye there ing them 7 in the 20. And whomsoever ye shall baptize, take care name of the Father, that they be taught to obey with all diligence all and of the Son, and those commands which I have delivered to you; and of the Holy Ghost. 20 Teaching them though I shall now shortly part with you, yet I will, to observe all things by sending the Spirit upon you to lead you into all whatsoever I have truth, and by my perpetual presence and assistance commanded you; afforded to you, and by that authority that I received and, lo, I am with from my Father, and now commit unto you, John the [c] end of the XX. 21, 22, continue with you and your successors world. Amen. unto the end of the world. you alway, even unto All power in heaven and in earth is given to me, 'Edóeŋ μoi nãσa ¿§ovσía èv oùp. &c. 'make all nations disciples, μantEVOATE. 7 into, eis. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE beginning of SAINT MARK. 1-3. THE first thing considerable in the story of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Messias and eternal Son of God, and in the Christ, the Son of preaching of the gospel which he brought with him 2 As it is written in into the world, was the preaching of John the Baptist, the prophets, Be- as of an herald sent before him, and so foretold of by God; thee. hold, I send my mes- the old prophets, under the style of the voice of a senger before thy preacher in the desert, that is, the proclamation of an face, which shall pre-eminent person that should go into the wilderness and pare thy way before cry and give warning to the Jews, that by repentance 3 The voice of one and amendment of life they should prepare themselves crying in the wilder- for the coming of God, a terrible coming to visit and ness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, punish the impenitents. sins. make his paths 4. According to this prediction of the prophets straight. John went into the desert part of Judæa, and there 4 John did baptize proclaimed to all the Jews the necessity of their inthe wilderness, stant change of life, promising them thereupon (and and preach the baptism of repentance on no other terms) forgiveness of sins. And all that for the remission of came to him, and thus reformed upon his preaching, he took and washed them in the river, after the manner of proselytes among the Jews, (see note [d] on Matt. xxiii., and note [a] on John iii.) to signify to them the purification of their wicked lives, to which they were obliged, and on performance of which (and not otherwise) God would receive them into his favour and look on them as his people. And this 5 And there went baptism and this repentance, and the benefit of it, out unto him all the remission of sins, he proclaimed to all every where as land of Judæa, and he went. they of Jerusalem, their sins. 6 And John was and were all baptized 5. And the generality of people in all the country, of him in the river and in the city of Jerusalem, obeyed his preaching so of Jordan, confessing far as to go and receive baptism from him, (which was done in Jordan, a river convenient for that purpose, clothed with camel's the same wherein Naaman's leprosy had been cleansed hair, and with a long ago by washing in it,) and to confess the sins that girdle of a skin about they had severally been guilty of, and desiring direchis loins; and he did tions from him for new life, Luke iii. 10. eat locusts and wild a See note on Matt. iii. 4. honey; 7 And preached, say I am the forerunner of one who is of infinitely ing, There cometh more authority than I, whose disciple I am not worthy one mightier than I to be, or as such to be employed by him in the meanafter me, the latchet est office, such as the taking off his shoes. See note not worthy to stoop [h] on Matt. iii. of whose shoes I am water but he shall down and unloose. 8. I am not worthy to be considered by you in 8 I indeed have comparison with him. All that I do is to receive you baptized you with as proselytes, (after the Jewish manner,) as many as baptize you with the now come in and repent, and make faithful promise Holy Ghost. of amendment and new life; and so water is the only 9 And it came to signal which I use. But he, when he comes, shall pass in those days, send down the Holy Ghost from heaven in a visible Nazareth of Galilee, manner upon his disciples, and by that great signal and was baptized of testify to you the truth of his doctrine, &c. See Matt. John in Jordan. iii. 11, and note [a] on Acts i, that Jesus came from 10 And straightway 10. And instantly after his baptism, as he came up coming up out of the from the river, he beheld a parting of the heavens water, he saw the and opening of the clouds, and the Spirit of God hoverlike a ing over him as a dove doth when it descends and dove descending up- lights upon any thing. (See note [k] on Matt. iii.) on him: heavens opened, and the Spirit 1 II And there came 11. And there came a voice from heaven through a voice from heaven, the clouds, directed to Christ in these words, Thou saying, Thou art my art &c.: see Matt. iii. 17. beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. ness. 13. And having fasted in the desert forty days, 12 And immediately Satan then set upon him to tempt him, Matt. iv. 2, 3, the spirit [a]driveth and after he had done tempting him he left him in the him into the wilder- wilderness among none but wild beasts, and there the 13 And he was there angels came and brought him food, Matt. iv. 11. in the wilderness 14. Soon after this, Herod, having for some time reforty days, tempted ceived instructions from John, ch. vi. 20, and at last of Satan; and was being reproved by him about a woman with whom he with the wild beasts; lived incestuously, ch. vi. 17, imprisoned him. And tered unto him. after this his imprisonment, Matt. xiv. 3, Jesus went 14 Now after that from Nazareth into Galilee, (see note [e] on Matt. iv.) John was put in and there began to proclaim the doctrine of his Father prison, Jesus came concerning this approaching reformation and change into Galilee, preach- that God as a King should now work in the world, ing the gospel of the kingdom of God, especially among the Jews. and the angels minis 15 And saying, The 15. And the form of his proclamation was in these time is fulfilled, and or the like words: The days of the coming of the the kingdom of God Messias so long expected and prophesied of are now is at hand: repent ye, and believe the come, and God's remarkable judgments upon the gospel. whole nation are approaching, (see note [c] on Matt. 16 Now as he walk- iii.) which there is no way to avert from any but by ed by the sea of Gali- believing the gospel now to be preached by Christ, lee, he saw Simon and amending of their lives. and Andrew his bro с enable ther casting a net washing their net: see note [a] on Luke v. into the sea: for 17. And having first shewed them a great miracle, they were fishers. 17 And Jesus said convinced them of his divine power, he called them unto them, Come ye to be his disciples, telling them that he would employ after me, and I will them in an office of greater importance, and so make you to become them for it that they should be able to win men to fishers of men. 18 And straightway righteousness as now to get fishes into their nets. they forsook their 18. And upon this command of his immediately nets, and followed they left their employments, and as disciples attended constantly on him. him. 19 And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James d with their father Zebedee, Matt. iv. 21, and other the son of Zebedee, labourers here mentioned, ver. 20, all together in a and John his brother, who also were in ship, mending I as it were, doel. καὶ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ. 2 exposeth him, or leadeth him. 3 and those in the ship or boat, |