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 16. But blessed are your eies, &c.]

Demarathus of Corinth was wont to say that those Grecians lost a great part of* 1.1 the comfort of their lives, that had not seen great Alexander sitting on Darius his throne. S^t Austin wished but to have seen three sights, Romam in flore, Paulum 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Christum in corpore, Rome in the flourish, Paul in the pulpet, Christ in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

And your 〈◊〉〈◊〉, for they hear]

The turtles voice, the joyfull sound, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Oracles, the precious promises of the word, there∣fore called the word, by a specialty, because our ears should listen after no other word but that. Origen chides his hearers for no∣thing so much, as for this that they came so seldom to hear Gods word: and that when they came, they heard it so carelessely, rectè judicans, saith Erasmus, hinc esse praecipuum pietatis pro∣fectum* 1.2 aut defectum, as one that well knew that mens growth

in grace, is according to their heed in hearing.

Notes

• * 1.1

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• * 1.2

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉: 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉. opera.