Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 12:41

41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonas, and behold a greater then Jonas is here.

The Story of the men of Nineveh we have in Ionah, Ch. 35. Luke repeateth the same Passage, Luke 11.32. The Men of Nineveh shall rise in Iudgment, that is, shall at the General Resurrection, rise, and stand up in Iudgment as Wi[illegible: 1 letter]nesses against the Scribes and Pharisees, and the other unbelieving Iews of this Age, and shall be Instruments, as to that Condemnation, which God shall that Day pronounce against them. Why? Beca[illegible: 1 letter]se they repented at t[illegible: 1 letter]e P[illegible: 1 letter]eaching of Jonas, and behold a greater than Jonas is here. I[illegible: 1 letter]nas was a Stranger to them, he wrought no Miracles a[illegible: 1 letter]ongst them, to confirm that he was sent of God, he only came and cryed, yet forty days, [illegible: 1 letter]nd Nineveh shall be destroyed, yet they Repented, if not truly and sincerely, yet in appearance, they shewed themselves to be affected with what I[illegible: 1 letter]nah said, his Words made some impressions upon them, as that the King arose from his Throne, laid his R[illegible: 1 letter]be from him, covered himself with Sackcloth, and sate in Ashes, called a Fast, as Ionah 3.5, 6, 7, 8. but saith our Saviour, I am greater than I[illegible: 1 letter]nah; I was long since Prophesied of, and foretold to this People, to Come; I am Come, I have Preached amongst them, and not only Preached, but wrought many wonderful Works amongst them, yet they are not so much affected, as to shew the least Signs of Repentance.