Matthew Poole and continuators on Mark 8:38

38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me, and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.

These words occur[illegible: 1 letter]ing twice in M[illegible: 1 letter]tthew, 10.33. Ch. 16.27. have been before spoken to, see the Notes on those Texts. Luke repeats them most perfectly, as here they are recorded. M[illegible: 1 letter]rk expounds Luke's Words, where he saith that Christ shall come in his own Glory, and of the Father, and of the Angels. By the Glory of the Holy Angels, is meant no more then attended by the Holy Angels, according to Matth. 13.41. and 1 Thessal. 4. and other Scriptures. Matthew saith Ch. 16.27. For the Son of Man shall come in the Glory of his Father, with the Angels, and then he shall reward every Man according to his Works, C[illegible: 1 letter] 10.33. whosoever shall deny me before Men, him will I deny also before my Father which is in Heaven. There are two Passions which prevail upon Men, to make them Apostatize in a day of Temptation, Fear and Shame, the first prevailed upon Peter, in the High Priests Hall. The second we find no instance of any good Man guilty of in Holy Writ, and it most certainly argues a rotten, and a corrupt heart. When Men think it beneath their Honour, and quality to own the despised, and maligned truths and ways of God, this is not only a denial of Christ, but the most inexcuseable denial of him. Nor can any such persons look for any thing less at the hands of Christ, then that he should think it much more beneath his Honour and Dignity in the day of Judgement to own them.

Marginal references: Luke 9.26.; See Rom. 1.16. 2 Tim. 1.8.