Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 12:13

13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth, and it was restored whole, like as the other.

Mark saith, They held their Peace, they made him no Answer to his Question, upon which, He looking round about him with Anger, being grieved for the Hardness of their Hearts, he spake unto the Man—Stretch forth thine Hand. Luke saith, Looking about them all, he said, &c. Our Saviour looked about him, to see if any of them would adventure to answer him, but he saw their Mouths were shut. He was angry that these great Doctors of the Law, should understand the Law of God no better, and should yet be so hardy, as to take upon them to instruct him. He was also grieved (saith Mark) at the Hardness of their Hearts; that which we call Hardness, is a Quality in a thing which resisteth the Truth, a non-impressiveness, when a thing will receive no impression from things apt to make impressions; the Hardness of the Pharisees Hearts la[illegible: 1 letter] in this, that whereas Christ's Words and Works might reasonably, and ought to have made an impression upo[illegible: 1 letter] them of Faith, that they should have owned and received him as the Messiah: Yet, they had no such Effect, nor made any such impressions upon them. He said to the Man, Stretch forth thine Hand, and he stretched it forth, &c. Christ sometimes used the Ceremony of laying on his Hand; here he doth not, to let us know that that was but a Sign of what was done by his Power: What little things malicious Men will Carp at. What was her[illegible: 1 letter] of servile Labour on the Sabbath Day? They did far more themselves, as often as they lifted, a Beast out of a Pit. Our Saviour compounds, or prepareth no Medicaments, he only speaks the Word, and he is healed. But Matthew ▪ tells that,