John Trapp on Mark 3:17

V. 17. Boanerges] Syr. Benai-regeschi, filii fragoris. Naz. saith [non-Latin text not transcribed]. they were so called for the bignesse of their voyce. Farellus was famous for his loud speaking: when the envious Monks rang the Bells to drown his voyce as he was preaching at Metis, ille [illegible: 1 word] ad ravim usque vocem intendit, nec vinci se à strepitu ullo passus Melch. Adam. in vita 114. est. But there may be a great deale of force in a low language. Basill was said to thunder in his preaching, lighten in his life. Hierom was called Fulmen Ecclesiasticum, Athanasius Magues & Adamas. A Loadstone for his sweetnesse, and an Adamant for his stoutnesse. The Apostles had fiery tongues, but yet cloven. Barnabas and Boanerges, The son of Consolation and of Thunder make a good mixture. The good Samaritan poures in wine to search the sores, and oyle to supple them. Discretion must hold zeal by the heel, as Jacob did his brother: these two must be as the two Lions that supported Salomons Throne. He that hath them, may be a Moses for his meeknesse, and a Phineas for his fervour. It was a good caution that Oecolampadius gave Farellus, Evangelizatum, [illegible: 1 word]. Epist. non maledictum missus, &c. laudo zelum, [illegible: 1 word] non desideretur mansuetudo, &. Thou art sent, not to raile, but to reveale holy truths in meeknesse of wisdome.