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.

And them which sate with him at meat]

These he had more respect to, then to God. An hypocrites care is all for the worlds approof and applause. They should have shew'd him his sinne, and oppose his sentence. But that is not the guise of godlesse para∣sites, those Aiones & Negones aulici, qui omnia loquuntur ad gra∣tiam, nihil ad 〈◊〉〈◊〉. These Court parasites and Parrots know no other tune or tone, but what will please their masters quorum etiam sputum 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as one saith: soothing and smoothing, and smothering up many of their foul facts, that they thereby may the better ingratiate. Principibus ideo a∣micus deest quia nihil deest: there is a wounderfull sympathy

between Princes and Parasites. But David would none of them, Psal. 101. and Sigismund the Emperour cuffed them out of his presence. And surely if wishing were any thing (said Henricus Stephanus) like as the Thessalians once utterly overthrew the Ci∣ty called Flattery, so I could desire, that above all other Male∣factors, Court-Parasites were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 rooted out, as the most pe∣stilent persons in the world.

Notes

• 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 nullum 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 Attico. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Buchol
• Apud 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pes 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 ut 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 Craesi 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• In vita Al∣phon.
• H. Steph Apol. pro Herodoto.