Annotations upon all the New Testament philologicall and theologicall wherein the emphasis and elegancie of the Greeke is observed, some imperfections in our translation are discovered, divers Jewish rites and customes tending to illustrate the text are mentioned, many antilogies and seeming contradictions reconciled, severall darke and obscure places opened, sundry passages vindicated from the false glosses of papists and hereticks / by Edward Leigh ...

CHAP. XVI.

Vers. 3. GReet Priscilla and Aquila] Aquila and Priscilla his wife were Jewes, and of the same Trade with Paul;* 1.1 Tent-makers for the Souldiers. Priscilla is here named first, as she is, Act. 18.18. 2 Tim. 4.18. whence it appeares, that she was a very vertuous woman; and perhaps to be preferred before her husband for piety.

Vers. 5. Greet the Church that is in their house] Sometimes it may be the whole Church was met together in some eminent mans family, yet withall it includes that the Family it selfe was a Church of God.

* 1.2Vers. 7. Who are of note among the Apostles] The sence may be, they were well known to the Apostles; but it is more probable, the word Apostles is to be taken in a large signification, for such as were messengers of the Church. Mr. Ball.

Vers. 16. Salute one another with a holy kisse] That is, with such a kisse as becom∣eth Saints; as it is the fashion among us for men meeting with their friends to shake

hands, so was it among the Jewes, as appeares by the many places in both Testa∣ments, for men to kisse men at meeting, and parting.* 1.3

In the Primitive times Christians before the receiving of the Communion kissed each other; which fashion for some abuse was prudently layd down: instead whereof is the superstitious kissing of the Pax in the Church of Rome.

Vers. 17. Marke them] 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.* 1.4 The word signifieth such a marking as a Watch∣man useth that standeth on a Towre, to descry enemies, he marketh diligently all commers, and giveth notice accordingly for the saving of the City, whence Episcopacy say some.

And avoyd them] viz. After admonition and good means used for their reclaiming. Titus 3 10.

Vers. 19. Wise unto that which is good, and simple (or harmlesse) concerning evill] wise to procure good to your selves, innocent in bringing evill on any.

Vers. 20 Bruise] the Greek word signifies to break or crush a thing to pieces being applied to the feet, it noteth that breaking or crushing, which is by stamping upon a thing.

Vers. 25. Establish you] Paul often attributes this Greek word to God, as 1 Thess. 3.13. 2 Thess. 2.17. & 3.3. 1 Pet. 5.10. elswhere he useth the same word concerning men viz. in their degree and order, which men do by word and example.

Kept secret] (say some) from Jewes; rather thus, comparatively hidden;* 1.5 being ne∣ver so clearly made known to the sons of men. Ephes. 3.5.

Notes

• * 1.1

  De Launay, sur les Ro∣maines. Pareus. Acts. 18.2.3. So Col. 4.15. Phil. 2. Bish. Dav. and Mr. Cot••o••. vide Bezam.
• * 1.2

  Hanc vocem non accipit in significatione propria & usita∣ta, sed latius extendit ad eos omne•• qui non unam tantum ecclesiam instituunt, sed promulgando ubique Evangelio impendunt operam. Calvinus in l••c. vide Estium. See Iohn 13.16. 2 Cor. 8.23. It may be they were imployed by Saint Paul, or Saint Peter about the Gospell at Rome. Mr. Thorndikes Right of the Church in a Christian State, Chap. 2. p. 73. See more there.
• * 1.3

  Osculum, fre∣quens ac pervul∣gatum benevo∣lentiae symbolum fuisse apud Ju∣daeos, passim ex Scripturis liquet. Illud in morem transi••t apud veteres ut Christiani ante Coenae communicationem se mutuò oscularentur, ad testandam e•• signo amicitiam. Hinc flu••it••ritus ille qui bodie est apud Papistas, osculandae patinae. Calvinus in loc. Vide Estium.
• * 1.4

  Vulg. & Beza ut observetis, Erasm. consi∣deretis, Syrus & Arabs. Ca∣veatis ab iis qui, &c. sic 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 accipitur Luc. 11.35. de Dieu in loc. Id est, attentè & diligenter, quasi hostes è speculâ ob∣servetis. Beza in loc.
• * 1.5

  Dr. Sclater.