was set before him, endured the Crosse, and despised the
shame. When a Kings Crown was proposed vnto him by the World, he made
choice of the Crosse, holding that affront the lesse of the two. What then
might he thinke, when treating of his death, they should craue chaires of
honour, making lesse reckoning of his bloud, than of their owne aduancement?
For three transgressions of Israell, (sayth Amos) and for
foure, I will not turne
to it, because they sould the Righteous for siluer, and the Poore for
shooes: That is, made more reckoning of the mucke of the world, than mens
liues. Galatinus, Adrianus Finus, and Rabbi Samuel,
transferre this fault vpon those Pharisees which sould our Sauiour, to secure
their wealth and their honours; The Romans will come and take both our
Kingdome and our Nation from vs. Wherein these his Disciples seemed to
suit with them; for the Pharisees trea∣ted of our Sauiours death, that they
might not loose their Chaires; and his Dis∣ciples, that they might get
them.
Yee know not, &c. Why would they not haue
Peter share with them in their fauour and their honour? In Mount Tabor
he was mindfull of Iames and Iohn; but Iames and
Iohn did not once thinke vpon Peter. The reason whereof is,
for that the glorie of heauen is easily parted and diuided with others: And
because God will that all should bee saued, man is likewise willing to yeeld
thereunto. But for the glorie of the earth, there is scarce that man that will
admit a copart∣ner. And if Christ our Sauiour had granted them their request,
they would pre∣sently haue contested, which should haue sate on his right hand.
For in these worldly aduancements and honours, brother will be against brother,
and seeke to cut each others throat. Iacob and Esau stroue
who should be borne first, & get away the blessing from the other.