Matthew Poole and continuators on Mark 1:45

45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places, and they came to him from every quarter.

We before had this piece of History, Matth. 8.2. to the Notes upon which it is enough to refer our Reader, we shall also meet with it hereafter in Luke, Ch. 5▪ Our Lord being moved with Compassion, or affected in his Bowels, (as the Word signifies) is often used as Expressive of the cause of his Acts of Mercy; thus in curing the Leper, he at once both shewed himself the Son of Man, one who could have Compassion on our infirmities, and indeed could not but have such a Commiseration toward Mankind, and the Son of God, that he could in an instant, by a Touch, or by the Word of his Po[illegible: 1 letter]er co[illegible: 2 letters]and o[illegible: 1 letter]f a Disease of so difficult Cure. For his Charging of him to sa[illegible: 1 letter] nothing to any Man, we are not able to give a perfect account of it, whether it was to avoid a Susp[illegible: 1 letter]c[illegible: 1 letter]on of Ostentation: or to avoid a throng of Company pressing upo[illegible: 1 letter] him, or to avo[illegible: 1 letter]d the Odium which he knew the doing of t[illegible: 1 letter]ese mighty Works, wo[illegible: 1 letter]ld bring him under with the Scribes and Pharisees, until the time came for the fuller Revelation of himself. Much less can we tell how to excuse the Leper, for doing contrary to this charge, which we find many others to have done, who had the like charge, yet we read not of our Saviours blaming them for it. Mark addeth that his Publication of it caused, That Iesus could no more openly enter into the City, but was without in desert places, by which is to be understood only places less inhabited, so[illegible: 1 letter]e think, places near the shore, whereby goi[illegible: 1 letter]g into a Ship (as he often did) he could more easily quit himself of the Throng of People, for (as it followeth) they came to him from every quarter.

Marginal references: Luke 5.15.