A commentary or exposition upon the four Evangelists, and the Acts of the Apostles: wherein the text is explained, some controversies are discussed, divers common places are handled, and many remarkable matters hinted, that had by former interpreters been pretermitted. Besides, divers other texts of Scripture which occasionally occur are fully opened, and the whole so intermixed with pertinent histories, as will yeeld both pleasure and profit to the judicious reader. / By John Trapp M. A. Pastour of Weston upon Avon in Gloucestershire.

And Amon begat Iosias]

Of whom that is true, that S. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 writes of another, In brevi vitae 〈◊〉〈◊〉 virtutum multa replevit: Or as M. Hooker speaketh of K. Edward 6. He departed soon, but lived long: for life consists in action: In all these is the life of my spirit, saith Hezekiah, Isa. 38. 15, 16. but the wan∣ton

widow is dead while she liveth, 1 Tim. 5 6. That good King* 1.1 lived apace, and died betime, being 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Orbis, as Titus was called: and Mirabilia mundi, as Otho: having at his death (as it is said of Titus) one thing onely to repent of, and that was his rash* 1.2 engaging himself in a needlesse quarrell, to the losse of his life, and the ruine of that state. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Epaminondas was once slain, his countreymen were no longer famous for their valour and victories, but for their cowardise and calamities. When Augustine departed this world, we feared, saith one, the worlds ruine, and were ready* 1.3 to wish that either he had never been borne, or never died. When God took away Theodosius, he took away with him almost all the peace of that Church and State: So he did of this, with Josiah,* 1.4 that heavenly spark, that plant of renown, that precious Prince,

Qui Regum decus, & invenum flos, spes{que} bonorum,* 1.5 Deliciae saecli, & gloria gentis 〈◊〉〈◊〉.* 1.6

as Cardanus sang of our English Iofiah, K. Edward the sixth.

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 se unius 〈◊〉〈◊〉 rei paenitere dixit.
• * 1.2

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 autem quid 〈◊〉〈◊〉 non 〈◊〉〈◊〉, nec 〈◊〉〈◊〉 certó no∣vit. Dio in Tito.
• * 1.3

  Nec 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 sed cladibus infig∣nes Nea 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.4

  Orbis 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 timueramus.
• * 1.5

  Paterculus.
• * 1.6

  Par. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.