Verse 21. Wo unto thee Chorazin]
These littorals, or those that dwell by the sea-coast, are noted to be duri, horridi, immanes,* 1.1 〈◊〉〈◊〉 deni{que} pessimi, rough, harsh, theevish, peevish people, and as bad as those that are worst. But that which aggravated these mens sin, and made it out of measure sinfull, was the contempt of the Gospel: which, as it is post naufragium tabula, so how shall* 1.2 they escape that neglect so great salvation? See that ye shift not* 1.3 off him that speaketh from heaven, &c. Hierom tells us, that Cho∣razin was in his time turned into a defert, being two miles distant from Capernaum. As for Beth saida, our Saviour had therehence taken three of his Apostles at least, to be lights of the world, but the inhabitants of this Town, loved darknesse rather then light; the Apostles their countrymen could doe no good upon them. Our Saviour therefore would not suffer so much as the blinde man whom he had cured to be their Preacher, but led him to the Townes-end, and there restoring him to sight, sent him away.
Blinde heathens, when my misery was upon them, would to their fackcloth an̄d sorrows, thinking thereby to pacifie God, and so they rested. In like sort, there are amongst us, that, when they are afflicted, especially in con∣science, set upon some duty, so to lick themselves whole again, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 58 5. They do as crows, that when they are sick give them∣selves a vomit, by swallowing down some stone, and then they are well. They rest in their repentance: Hence Austin saith, Repentance 〈◊〉〈◊〉 more then sin.