Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 5:2

2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying.

The last Chapter concluded with telling us, that a great multitude followed Christ, which he observing, that he might with more Conveniency to himself, and Advantage to them, speak what he had to say, he went up into a Mountain; and sitting down, after the manner of the Iewish Doctors to shew their Authority, which our Saviour also at other times observed. Matth. 26.55. Luk 4.20. Ioh. 8.2. h[illegible: 1 letter]s Disciples came to him, both those strictly so called, and others also, viz. the multitude, mentioned in the la[illegible: 1 letter]t Chapter or some of them, and he began to speak to them, with Freedo[illegible: 1 letter], so as the multitude might hear, Christ thought it as lawful to Preach in the Mountain, as in the Synagogues: Nor did his Disciples, doubt the Lawfulness of hearing them, where ever he thought fit to speak.