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 7. But if ye had known]

And it was a foul shame for them not to know. Who is blinde as my servant? &c. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 justly* 1.1 upbraided the Roman Priests, that there were many matters in* 1.2 their own rites and religions, that they understand not. What kinde of men they were, Tully in one place gives us to know in these words of his, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 majores nostri Cincinnatum illum ab aratro* 1.3 abduxerunt, ut Dictator esset, sic vos de Pelasgis omnibus colligitis bo∣nos illos quidem viros, sed certè non 〈◊〉〈◊〉, good honest men, but not guilty of much learning.

I will have mercy, and not sacrifice]

q. d. I prefer the marrow and pith of the second Table before the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and surface of the* 1.4 first. See the Notes on Chap. 9 14.

Ye would not have condemned the guiltlesse]

Ignorance is the mother of misprision: the wisdome from above is without 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Jam. 3. 17. And as any man is more wise, he is more sparing of his censures. Zanchy wonders that 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who professe to eat Christ corporally 〈◊〉〈◊〉 censure so bitterly.* 1.5

Notes

• * 1.1

  Isa 42. 19.
• * 1.2

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 in Aug. de civit. Dei, 4. c. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.3

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 2. de 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.4

  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉
• * 1.5

  〈◊〉〈◊〉.