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.
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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.
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Trapp, John, 1601-1669.
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London, :: Printed by A.M. for John Bellamie, at the sign of the three golden-Lions near the Royall-Exchange,
M.DC.XLVII. [1647]
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Bible. -- N.T. -- Gospels -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
Bible. -- N.T. -- Acts -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A63067.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 9, 2024.
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Verse 41. All things that offend]
Gr. All scandals, pests, botches, blocks to others in the way to heaven. Scandalum est reinon bonae sed malae exemplum, aed 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ad 〈◊〉〈◊〉, saith Ter∣tullian. Such were those proud, contentious, covetous Prelates in the Primitive Church, that Ammianus Marcellinus stumbled and stormed at. Such were those loose and ungirt Christians of* 1.1 whom Lactantius complaineth in his time, that they dishonour∣ed their profession, to the scandall of the weak, and the scorn of the wicked. Such was Pope Clement the fifth, who so ill go∣verned the Church, that Fridericke King of Sicily began to call the truth of Christian Religion into question, and had fallen ut∣terly off from it, had he not been settled and satisfied by Arnol∣dus de Villa nova, a learned man of those times. Forasmuch as Christians (the Papists he meant) do eate the God whom they adore, Sit anima 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cum Philosophis, said Averoes the Maho∣metan, let my soul be with the Philosophers rather. Nothing more stumbleth that poor people the Iews, and hindreth their conversion, then the Idolatry of Papists, and blasphemies of* 1.2
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Protestants. Oh that God would once cut off the names of those idols, and cause the unclean spirit to passe out of the land, according to his promise, Zach. 13. 2! Fiat, Fiat.
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* 1.1
〈◊〉〈◊〉 malè au∣diunt castigan∣tur{que} 〈◊〉〈◊〉, quod 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quàm 〈◊〉〈◊〉 convenit vivant, & vi∣tia sub obteutu nominis 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Lactant: de o∣pific. dei 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Iac. 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉.