Original Douay–Rheims AnnotationsLuke 20
English College of Douai–Rheims
Read Luke 20 in the BibleLuke 20:36
Equal to Angels.
◦ Saints of our kind, now in their souls, and after their resurrection in body and soul together, shall be in all things equal to Angels: and for degree of bliss, many Saints of greater merit shall be above diverse Angels: as S. John Baptist, the Apostles, and others, and our B. Lady above all the orders of holy spirits in dignity and bliss, and no marvel, our nature by Christ being so highly exalted above all Angels.
- ◦ The dignity of Saints.
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Luke 20:35
Shall be counted worthy.
[1] This truth and speech that good men be worthy of heaven, is according to the Scriptures, and signifieth that man's works done by Christ's grace do condignly or worthily deserve eternal joy, as Sap. 3. God proved them, and found them worthy of himself. and Mat. 10. He that loveth his father more than me, is not worthy of me. and Colos. 1, That you may walk worthy of God. and most plainly Apoc. 3. They shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy. as of Christ (c. 1) Thou art worthy o Lord to receive glory &c. And that, to be counted worthy, and to be worthy, is here all one, it is plain, by the Greek word [2], which S. Paul useth so, as the adversaries' own English Testaments [3] do testify, reading thus Hebre. 10. Of how much sorer punishment shall he be worthy, which &c. & it must needs so signify, because men for sins are not only counted, but are indeed worthy of punishment, as themselves do grant. They do greatly therefore forget themselves, and are ignorant in the Scriptures, and know not the force nor the value of the grace of God, which doth not only make our labours grateful to God, but worthy of the reward which he hath provided for such as love him. See the Annot. 2. Thess. 1, 5.