Mark

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11. 11Being now come to the place of his Passion, he entereth with triumph as their Christ. 11. The fourth part of this Gospel. 12. He curseth that fruitless figtree. 15. He sheweth his zeal for the house of God: for whom the Rulers seek his destruction. 24. He exhorteth his Disciples to steadfastness of faith, and to forgive their enemies. 27. He answereth those that ask of him the power of his doing these things, by the witness of John who was a man sent of God.
12. 12He foretelleth in the Jews in a parable their reprobation most worthy, and the vocation of the Church of the Gentiles in their place: 10. himself being the headstone thereof. 13. He defendeth the state of the Pharisees and Herodians, about paying tribute to Cæsar: 18. answereth also the invention of the Sadducees against the Resurrection: 28. about the opposition of a Scribe. 35. and so having put all the wise Scribes to silence, he turneth and poseth them on the other side, because they imagined Christ should be no more but a man. 38. Bidding the people to beware of the Scribes, being ambitious and hypocrites. 41. He commendeth the poor widow for her two mites, above all.
13. 13This his Disciples (by occasion of Jerusalem and the Temple's destruction) he foretelleth, 5. what things shall be before the consummation of the world, especially the Church's full preaching unto all Nations. 14. Then, what shall be in the very consummation, to wit, Antichrist with his passing great persecution and seduction, but for a short time. 24. then incontinent the day of Judgement. 28. to our great comfort in those miseries under Antichrist. 32. As for the moment, to wit, it pertaineth not to know it. 33. but rather every man to watch, that we be not unprovided when he cometh to each one particularly by death.
14. 14Judas by occasion of Marie Magdalen's ointment, doth sell him to the Counsel of the Jews. 12. After the Paschal lamb he giveth them the bread of life (Io. 6.) in a mystical Sacrifice or separation of his body and blood. 27. and that night, as after his prayer, 43. taken of the Jews' men, Judas being their Captain: is forsaken of the other eleven for fear: 53. is falsely accused and impiously condemned of the Jews' Council: 65. and shamefully abused of them: 66. and thrice denied of Peter. As even as the Scriptures and himself had often foretold.
15. 15The chief of the Jews accuse him to Pilate the Gentile. 6. And ( he seeking to deliver him ) they persuade the common People ( who hitherto were always ready to defend him ) not only to prefer the murderer Barabbas, but also to cry *Crucifige* (to the reprobation of the whole Nation, ) 16. After many illusions, 20. he is crucified by the Gentiles. 29. which the Jews seeing, do triumph as if they had now the victory. 33. But even then by many wonderful works he declareth his might, 42. and finally is buried honourably.
16. 16The third day, to three women at his sepulcher, an Angel telleth that he is risen, and will (as he promised Mar. 14, 28.) shew himself in Galilee. 9. The same day he appeareth to Marie Magdalene, afterward to two Disciples: yet the eleven will not believe it, until to them all he appeareth. 15. To whom he giving commission into all Nations, with power also of Miracles, he ascendeth, and they plant his Church every where.