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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Title: 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.
Author: Trapp, John, 1601-1669.
Publication: 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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Verse 50. And shall cast them into the furnace]

An exquisite torment is hereby 〈◊〉〈◊〉. This our Saviour 〈◊〉〈◊〉 said in the same words, but a little 〈◊〉〈◊〉, vers. 42. He here 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it, that men may the better observe it. And I would to God, saith 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that men would every day, and every where discourse of hell torments, that they would take a turn in hell 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by their meditations. Certainly did men believe the torments of hell, that weeping for extremity of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that's there for extremity of cold, they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not but be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 innocent: they would never 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to fetch profits or pleasures out of those flames. It was a speech of Gregory Nyssen: He that does but hear of hell is without any further labour or stu∣dy taken off from sinfull pleasures. Thus he then: but 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 hearts are grown harder 〈◊〉〈◊〉: they can hear of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and be no more moved, then they are to handle a paint∣ed 〈◊〉〈◊〉.