Matthew 8

^{2 !} Christ healeth the leper.

^{3 a} It was not like the leprosie that is snow, but was a kinde thereof, which was incurable.

^{3 !} The captaines faith.

^{4 d} To condemne them of ingratitude, when they shal se thee whole.

^{4 c} Our Sauiour wolde not contemne that which was ordeined by the Law, seing as yet the ceremonies thereof were not abolished.

^{4 b} He wolde not yet be throughly knowen, but had his time & houre appointed.

^{5 /} Or, a captaine ouer ??? hundreth.

^{6 /} Or, sonne.

^{11 !} The vocacion of the Gentiles.

^{11 e} Which are strange people & the Gentiles, to whome the couenant of God did not properly apperteine.

^{12 f} For there is nothing but mere darkenes out of the kingdome of heauen.

^{14 !} Peters mother in law.

^{17 g} The Prophete speaketh chiefly of the feblenes & disease of our soules, with Jesus Christ hathe borne: therefore he setteth his great mercie and power before our eyes by healing the bodie.

^{19 h} He thoght by this meanes to courrie fauour with the world: but Jesus sheweth him that he is farre wide from that he loketh for: for in stead of worldelie welth, there is but pouertie in Christ.

^{19 !} The Scribe that wolde followe Christ.

^{21 i} Luke maketh mencion of thre, which were hindred by worldelie respects from comming to Christ.

^{21 !} Christ prouertie.

^{21 k} To succour & helpe him in his olde age til he dye, and then I wil followe thee wholy.

^{22 l} No duetie or loue is to be preferred to Gods calling: therefore Jesus calleth them dead, which are hindered by any worldlie thing to followe Christ.

^{24 !} He stileth the sea and the winde,

^{28 !} And driueth the deuils out of the possessed, into the swine.

^{29 m} The wicked wolde euer, differre their punishment, thinking all correction to come to sone.

^{31 n} The deuil desireth euer to do. harme but he can do no more, then God doeth appoint.

^{32 o} Meaning the lake of Gennesareth.

^{34 p} These Gergesenes estemed more their hogges then Jesus Christ.