themselves into the narrower Dimensions and mea∣ner Aspects of mortal Men. Now when the Apo∣stles heard of this intended Sacrifice, they rent theirVer. 14.cloaths and ran in among the people, crying out, &c. St. Chrysostom upon this place hath a very odd Expositi∣on. He enquires why Paul and Barnabas do now at last reprove the People, when the Priest and Vi∣ctims were even at the Gates; and not presently, when they lift up their Voice, and called them Gods: for which he assigns this rea∣son,. Chrys. ad loc. That because they spoke , in the Lycaonian Tongue, the Apostles did not then understand them: but now they perceived their meaning by the Oxen and the Garlands. Indeed it is very pro∣bable, that the Lycaonian Language was very diffe∣rent from the Greek; as we may gather from Epho∣rusEphorus a∣pud Strab. lib. 14. and Strabo that cites him, who make almost all the Inland Nations of Asia Minor to be Barbarians; and from Stephanus Byzantius, who acquaints us,Steph voce . that , a Juniper-tree, was called in the Speech of the Lycaonians,. But notwithstanding we can by no means allow, that the great Apostle of the Gentiles should be igno∣rant of that Language: He that so solemnly affirms of himself, I thank my God, I speak with Tongues1 Cor. 14. 18.more than you all. And at the first Effusion of his 0