Excerpt from Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, Vol. 3: Matthew, Mark, and Luke Matthew XXI. 10. When he entered into Jerusalem. Matthew says that the city was moved, in order to inform us that the transaction did not take place secretly, or by stealth, but in the presence of all the people, and that the priests and scribes were not ignorant of it. Under this despicable aspect Of the flesh the majesty of the Spirit was apparent; for how would they have endured that Christ Should be con ducted into the city, attended by the splendour of royalty, with so great danger to themselves, if they had not been seized, with astonishment? The substance of it therefore is, that Christ's entrance was not made in a private manner, and that his enemies abstained from Opposing it, not because they treated him with contempt, but rather because they were restrained by secret fear; for God had struck them with such alarm, that they durst not make any attempt. At the same time, the Evangelist glances at the careless indifference of the city, and commends the piety of those who have just reached it; for when the inhabitants, on hearing the noise, inquire, Who is this? It is manifest that they do not belong to the number of Christ's followers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.