Original Douay–Rheims AnnotationsMark 12
English College of Douai–Rheims
Read Mark 12 in the BibleMark 12:19
His brother shall take.
[1] [2] Mark well here, that the Law which saith, Thou shalt not marry thy brother's wife, is not such as admitteth no dispensation, as though this marriage were against nature. For here the same Law saith, that in some case, the brother not only might, but then was bound to marry his brother's wife.
Mark 12:24
Not knowing the Scriptures.
◦ Who would have thought that by this place of Scripture alleged by Christ, the Resurrection were proved? And yet we see that Christ doth hereby deduce it, and chargeth these great Doctors and Masters (which arrogated to themselves the knowledge of Scriptures) that it is their ignorance, that they knew not so to deduce it. No marvel then if the Holy Doctors and Catholic Church make the like deductions sometime and proofs, where the Heretic doth not or will not see so much, therefore no doubt, because he knoweth not the Scriptures, whereof he boasteth so much, nor the sense of the Holy Ghost in them. For example, when of that place, It shall not be forgiven in this world nor in the world to come, ancient Fathers deduce, that there are sins remitted after this life in Purgatory. See Mat. 12. 32.
- ◦ Many truths deduced out of scripture, which Heretics see not.
The power of God.
◦ Even so do Heretics err two ways: because they know not the Scriptures, which they interpret contrary to the sense of the whole Church and of all the ancient Fathers: and because they know not the power of God, that as he is able to raise the self same bodies again, so he can make his body present in many places: but being altogether faithless and not believing his power, they dispute of all such matters only by reason and their own imaginations.
- ◦ Heretics ignorant and without faith.
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Mark 12:17
To God.
◦ These men were very circumspect and wary to do all duties to Cæsar, but of their duty to God they had no regard. So Heretics, to flatter temporal Princes, and by them to uphold their Heresies, do not only inculcate men's duty to the Prince, dissembling that which is due to God: but also give to the Prince more than due, and take from God his right and duty. But Christ allowing Cæsar his right, warneth them also of their duty toward God. And that is it which Catholics inculcate, Obey God, do as he commandeth, Serve him first, and then the Prince.