Matthew Poole and continuators on Luke 9:62

62 And Jesus said unto him, No man having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Matthew (who mentioned the other two) mentioneth not this Third Person. Some doubt whether we well Translate these Words [non-Latin text not transcribed] bid them at my House farewell. Or whether it were not better Translated, to order the things, or Persons relating to my House. Let it be Translated either way, it signifies a too much Worldliness of mind in this Disciple, which our Saviour Checketh in the next Words, saying, No Man having put his Hand to the Plough, and looking back [non-Latin text not transcribed] to the things behind, is fit for the Kingdom of God. Some think it is an Allusion to the Story of Elisha's call, 1 Kings 19.19. Elijah passing by him Ploughing with Twelve Yoke of Oxen before him, and he with the twelfth, Cast his Mantle upon him. And he left the Oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me I pray thee Kiss my Father, and Mother, and then I will follow thee. Be that as it will, here is a Plain Allusion to the Work of a Plough-man, and a comparing of a Minister of the Gospel in his Duty, with the Plough-man in his Work. The Plough-man is obliged to look forward to his Work, or he will never draw his Furrows either strait enough, or of a just depth; so must a Minister of the Gospel, if he be once called out offecular imployments to the service of God in the Ministry, he is bound to mind and attend that; that is enough, to take up the whole Man, and his whole strength, and time, he had need of no other things to mind, or look after, the things of the World are things behind him; Not that God debarreth his Ministers (in case of Exigence) to work for their Bread with their Hands, as Paul did, but they ought not without apparent necessity to intangle themselves with the things of this Life, so as to make them their business.