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.

Verse 6. But I say unto you]

q. d. whereas you will here object, that that was done in the Temple: tell you I am greater then the Tem∣ple: for in me the God head dwelleth bodily; as in the Temple was the* 1.1 Ark, where the glory of God appeared, so that it filled the Temple sometimes. Take notice here (by the way) how good it is to have some grave & godly man to be a beholder and Judge of our actions, to whom we may approve them, whatever other il-affected think of them.—Equitem 〈◊〉〈◊〉 plaudere 〈◊〉〈◊〉, saith the Heathen Poet. And* 1.2 Libanius (though an Atheist) could say, If Basil commend me, I care not what all others say of me. Christs white stone will com∣fort a Christian against the black coals of the worlds censures. If Demetrius have a good report of the truth, and such an one as S. John to bear record for him, he need not care though Diotrephes* 1.3 prate as fast against them both with malicious words, as the Pharisees did here against the Disciples, when Christ defend∣ed them.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Col 1. 19.
• * 1.2

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• * 1.3

  Joh. 3. 10, 12.