Verse 12. And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 out all them that sold]
The zeal of Gods house did ever eat him up. And (as revenge 〈◊〉〈◊〉 zeal 2 Cor.* 1.1 7. 11.) he marrs their markets, and drives them 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with Procul ò procul este 〈◊〉〈◊〉. And this deed of our Sa∣viours was altogether divine; whiles, as another Sampson, he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 upon heaps (yet without bloodshed) with the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of an 〈◊〉〈◊〉. St Hierom extolleth this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 above the raising of Lizarus, restoring the blind to their sight, the lame to their limmes, &c. and adds this mysticall sense of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 text. 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 ingreditur Templum Patris, & ejicit 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tam Episcopos & Presbyteros, quam 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 turbam de Ecclesia sua, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 criminis habet, vendentes paritèr & 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Christ is every day casting out of his Church all these mony-marchants, 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉, both ministers and others, that make* 1.2 sale of holy things, which the very Heathens abhorred, and others long since complained, that benefices were bestowed non ubi opti∣mè, sed ubi 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as if a man should bestow so much bread on his 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he is to ride on him.
This he did also at his first 〈◊〉〈◊〉 into the ministry, Ioh. 2. 14. 15. See my notes on that 〈◊〉〈◊〉. The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Religion was Christs chief care, and so it should be ours: And although little was done by his first at∣tempt Ioh. 2. yet he tries again; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 should we; contributing what we 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the work continually, by our prayers and utmost indea∣vours:* 1.3 wishing at least, as Ferus did, that we had some Moses 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 away the evils in Church and state. Non 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 t 〈◊〉〈◊〉, sed multos habemus, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he; for we abound with 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.