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.

Peter and Andrew his brother, &c.]

I hey goe coupled, two and two together. And this first for their own sakes, Two are better* 1.1 then one, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Solomon. For first if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow, as that which is stronger, shoreth up that which is weaker. 2. If two lie together, then they have heat. When Silas came, Paul burnt in spirit: whiles Iehojada lived, Ioash was* 1.2

free and forward for God: he was the first that complained of* 1.3 the negligence of his best officers in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Temple. Whiles Bradford was alive, he kept up Ridley, and so did Latimer Cran∣mer, from thinking upon revolt. 3. If one prevail, two shall withstand him. The enemy is readiest to assault, where none is by to assist: and much of our strength is lost in the losse of a faith∣full friend: Whence Paul so rejoiced, that Epaphroditus recovered, Phil. 2. 27. For their own mutuall help and comfort was it there∣fore,* 1.4 that they were sent out by 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, as the* 1.5 Poet speaks of his Ulysses and Diomedes, sent to fetch in the Pal∣ladium. Secondly for the sake of others, that the bad might be the sooner set down and covinced; the better confirmed and set∣led in the truth; sith in the mouth of two or three witnesses, &c. For this it was, that God set forth those noble pairs, Moses and Aaron, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Jehoshuah, Paul and Barnabas; the two faithfull witnesses, Revel. 11. 3. Luther and Melancthon, Zuinglius and Oeco lampadius, &c.

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 9, 10, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.2

  Act. 18. 5.
• * 1.3

  2 Chron. 24. 4, 5. 6.
• * 1.4

  Hom. Ilias.
• * 1.5

  Divisae his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sed mens su∣it 〈◊〉〈◊〉, pavit ore Lutherus oves, flore 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉