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The New Testament

Gospel According to St. Matthew Gospel According to St. Mark Gospel According to St. Luke Gospel According to St. John Acts of the Apostles Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians First Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians First Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy Second Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy Epistle of St. Paul to Titus Epistle of St. Paul to Philemon Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews Catholic Epistle of St. James the Apostle First Epistle of St. Peter the Apostle Second Epistle of St. Peter the Apostle First Epistle of St. John the Apostle Second Epistle of St. John the Apostle Third Epistle of St. John the Apostle Catholic Epistle of St. Jude the Apostle Apocalypse of St. John the Apostle

Appendices

The Catholike Epistle of Iude the Apostle

The Preface to the Reader Hard Vvordes Explicated

THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW

Saint Matthew, one of the twelve Apostles, who from being a publican, that is, a taxgatherer, was called by our Saviour to the Apostleship: in that profession his name is Levi. He was the first of the Evangelists that wrote the Gospel, and that in Hebrew or Syro-Chaldaic which the Jews in Palestine spoke at that time. The original is not now extant; but it was translated in the time of the Apostles into Greek, that version was of equal authority. He wrote about six years after the Lord's Ascension.

The genealogy of Christ: he is conceived and born of a virgin.

The husband of Mary. . .The Evangelist gives us rather the pedigree of St. Joseph, than that of the blessed Virgin, to conform to the custom of the Hebrews, who in their genealogies took no notice of women; but as they were near akin, the pedigree of the one sheweth that of the other.

Till she brought forth her firstborn son. . .From these words Helvidius and other heretics most impiously inferred that the blessed Virgin Mary had other children besides Christ; but St. Jerome shews, by divers examples, that this expression of the Evangelist was a manner of speaking usual among the Hebrews, to denote by the word until, only what is done, without any regard to the future. Thus it is said, Genesis 8. 6 and 7, that Noe sent forth a raven, which went forth, and did not return till the waters were dried up on the earth. That is, did not return any more. Also Isaias 46. 4, God says: I am till you grow old. Who dare infer that God should then cease to be: Also in the first book of Machabees 5. 54, And they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, and offered holocausts, because not one of them was slain till they had returned in peace. That is, not one was slain before or after they had returned. God saith to his divine Son: Sit on my right hand till I make thy enemies thy footstool. Shall he sit no longer after his enemies are subdued? Yea and for all eternity. St. Jerome also proves by Scripture examples, that an only begotten son, was also called firstborn, or first begotten: because according to the law, the firstborn males were to be consecrated to God; Sanctify unto me, saith the Lord, every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel, etc. Ex. 13. 2.

The offerings of the wise men: the flight into Egypt: the massacre of the Innocents.

The preaching of John: Christ is baptized.

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