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Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 10:37

Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.

Matthew10:37

37 He that loveth father, or mother more then me, is notworthy of me: and he that loveth son, or daughter more then me, is not worthy of me.

Luke seemeth to speak higher, Ch. 14.26. If any man come to me, and hate not, his Father, and Mother, and Wife and Children, and Brethren, and Sisters, yea, and his own Life also, cannot be my Disciple. But the Sense is the same, for by hatred there is only meant Displicency, and a setting them in his esteem, below Christ, and his Commands, Christ doth not command or encourage want of Natural Affection, but only by this saying, he reduceth it to order, and sheweth that our first Love, and Homage is due to God, and where we cannot shew what Love and Affections our Father, or Mother, or Son, or Daughter call for, without failing in that Duty which we owe unto God, or Violating some Divine Precept, we must acknowledge our Heavenly Father, even by disobeying our Earthly Parents. instead of is not worthy of me, Luke saith, cannot be my Disciple, which expoundeth this Term. He is not worthy of my Favour, of the Name of my Disciple, or the Reward I intend my Disciples.

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