Luke 18

Luke 18:1

ALwayes to pray] 1 Thess. 5. 17. Luke 21:36. Romans 12:12. Ephesians 6:18. Col. 4. 2.

not to faint] Not to be dismayed by any afflictions, so as to let go their hope, and exercise of prayer, but to watch therein.

Luke 18:7

thogh he bear long with them] Though he long suffer the wicked to insult and though he long delay his judgements.

Luke 18:8

he will revenge] In an opportune time, when he knoweth it is most seasonable. Psalms 9:9. Hebrews 10:37. 2 Peter 3:9.

when the Sonne of man] When Christ shall come to judge the world, he shall finde few truly faithfull on earth; and therefore you may not wonder at the evill of the times.

Luke 18:9

that they were righteous] Or, as being righteous.

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood and prayed] This Scripture sheweth his proud heart, as farre from the true fear of God, as his opinion had set him from the vulgar, whom he counted wicked and unclean. See Isaiah 65:5.

Luke 18:12

I fast twice in the week] That is, on the second day of the week, to which our Munday answereth; and the fift, which is on our Thursday, according to the tradition of the Pharisees, as their Writers say.

I give tithers of all] Of all that the Law made titheable; See Matthew 23:23 and of that also which their tradition made so.

Luke 18:13

the Publicane standing a farre off] In the first Court of the Temple, where all sorts of people, Publicans and sinners might come, 1 Kings 8. 41. here he stood in his humilitie and sense of his own unworthinesse.

not lift up] This was also an argument of an humble and lowly heart.

smot upon his breast] Chap. 23. 48.

Luke 18:14

justified] Acquited of his sinnes, and received to mercy; so was not the other, because he justified himself, and confessed not his sinnes. See Proverbs 28:13.

for every one that exalteth himself] Matthew 23:12. Luke 14:11.

Luke 18:15

And they] Matthew 19:13. Mark 10:13.

Luke 18:16

called them] Or them that bare them.

for of such] Meaning infants, and those who (in simplicity, humilitie, contempt of the world, innocency, harmlesnesse, freedome from malice, soon forgetting injuries, and the like) become like little Children.

Luke 18:17

Whosoever, &c.] Mark 10:15.

Luke 18:18

a certain ruler asked him] Matthew 19:16. Mark 10:17.

Luke 18:19

Why callest thou me good] Because they commonly abused his Word, Jesus sheweth him, that he could not confesse him to be good, except he also acknowledged him to be God.

Luke 18:20

Do not commit adultery] Exod. 20. 13, &c.

Luke 18:22

Yet lackest thou one thing] This he speaketh, first, by way of concession, Admit it be as thou sayest; next, he trieth him by this one precept, that he might make the corruption of his heart appear, who pretended to so absolute an obedience to all the Commandment.

Luke 18:25

For it is easier] This seemeth to have been a Proverb, whereby they signified some impossibilitie.

Luke 18:27

are possible with God] Who above so governth the hearts of his, that their riches do not blinde them, nor take away their hearts from God. Jerem. 32. 17.

Luke 18:28

Then Peter said] Matthew 19:27. Mark 10:28.

Luke 18:30

more in this present time] For the sweet fruits of the Spirit, and assurance of eternall life, which the faithfull here receive, is more to them then all the world. Phil. 3. 8.

Luke 18:31

he took unto him the twelve] Matthew 20:17. Mark 10:32.

Luke 18:32

the Gentiles] Which were Pilate the Roman Deputie, and the Souldiers who crucified him.

and spitted on] In that he foretold the particulars of his Passion, it appeareth, that all was done by the determinate counsell of God. Acts 4 28.

Luke 18:35

And it came to passe] Matthew 20:29.

a certain blinde man] Bartimes Mark 10:46.

Luke 18:39

Thou Sonne of David] They used so to style the Messiah, because they knew he should come of the stock of David. Psalms 132:11. Acts 2:30.

Luke 18:42

thy faith hath saved thee] Here, as in many other places, Luk. 17. 19, &c. he attributeth that to faith, which is proper to Christ, whom, and whose power to save, it apprehendeth, and applyeth to us.