Woes are denounced against prosperous sinners as miserable people, though the world envies them. All believers that take the precepts of the gospel to themselves, and live by them, may take the promises of the gospel to themselves, and live upon them. But some think that this was preached at another time and place. Verses 20-26 Here begins a discourse of Christ, most of which is also found in ( Matthew 5, Matthew 7 ). Men regard the diseases of the body as greater evils than those of their souls but the Scripture teaches us differently. There is a fulness of grace in Christ, and healing virtue in him, ready to go out from him, that is enough for all, enough for each. They came to be cured by him, and he healed them. It is indeed worth while to go a great way to hear the word of Christ, and to go out of the way of other business for it. Those who have not faithful preaching near them, had better travel far than be without it. The twelve apostles are here named never were men so privileged, yet one of them had a devil, and proved a traitor. In serving God, our great care should be not to lose time, but to make the end of one good duty the beginning of another. Verses 12-19 We often think one half hour a great deal to spend in meditation and secret prayer, but Christ was whole nights engaged in these duties.
We may well be amazed, that the sons of men should be so wicked. Let us not be drawn either from our duty or from our usefulness by any opposition. He healed the poor man, though he knew that his enemies would take advantage against him for it. Verses 6-11 Christ was neither ashamed nor afraid to own the purposes of his grace. Christ will have us to know and remember that it is his day, therefore to be spent in his service, and to his honour. But we must take heed that we mistake not this liberty for leave to commit sin. Verses 1-5 Christ justifies his disciples in a work of necessity for themselves on the sabbath day, and that was plucking the ears of corn when they were hungry. (1-5) Works of mercy suitable to the sabbath day.
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