A commentary or exposition upon the four Evangelists, and the Acts of the Apostles: wherein the text is explained, some controversies are discussed, divers common places are handled, and many remarkable matters hinted, that had by former interpreters been pretermitted. Besides, divers other texts of Scripture which occasionally occur are fully opened, and the whole so intermixed with pertinent histories, as will yeeld both pleasure and profit to the judicious reader. / By John Trapp M. A. Pastour of Weston upon Avon in Gloucestershire.

Verse 20. Then came to him, &c.]

Then, most unseasonably when Christ had by the parable been teaching them humility, and now was discoursing of his death and passion, then came these sonnes of Zebedee to beg a principality in Christs imaginary earth∣ly Monarchy. And this is not the first time of their so foul mi∣stake, so unseasonable a suit to him, or strife among themselves. The leprosy was cured at once in Naaman: so is not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the Saints, but by degrees, and at times.

The mother of Zebedees children.]

Set on by her two sonnes, who were ashamed to make the motion themselves, (but as good they might, for Christ knew all, and therefore directs his answer to them, Mark. 10. 35.) and she also was not well assured of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of her request, and therefore came curtesying and craving a certain thing: not telling him what at first, as going somewhat against her conscience. And surely her request had been impu∣dent, but that she presumed upon her neer alliance to Christ: For she is thought to have been sister to Ioseph, who was Pater Christi politicus: and thence her boldnesse, by reason of her right of kindred by the Fathers side. And this is some kinde of carnall excuse; Yet not for her and her sons foliy and vanity, in dream∣ing of an earthly kingdom, and therein a distribution of ho∣nours

and offices, as in Davids and Solomons daies.