a burdensome stone] The Ancients observe, that this is taken from an exercise or game which was very frequent in Judea: namely, to take up a great round stone, to trie ones strength, lifting it up from the ground; sometimes to their knees, sometimes to their navils, sometimes to their shoulders, and sometimes as high as their heads: at which sport sometimes they did grievously hurt themselves. The meaning is, the enemies of the Church shall strive, and endevour who shall be able to doe her most hurt: but the stoutest and valiantest of them all shall be overcome. See Matthew 21:44.