John Trapp on Mark 8:34

Verse 34. Whosoever will come after me] See the Notes on Mat. 10. 38. and Mat. 16. 24. Take up his Crosse] It is but a delicacy that men dream of toJoh. de Polemar. [illegible: 1 word]. in Concil. [illegible: 1 word]. ap. Binnium. divide Christ and his Crosse. Every Christian must be a Crucian, said Luther; and do somewhat more then those Monks that made themselves woodden Crosses, and carried them on their backs continually, making all the world laugh at them.