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 25. Then came she and worshipped him]

She will not be said nay, or set down, either with silence or sad answers; but, like a∣nother Gorgonia, she threatens heaven, and is (as her brother* 1.1 speaks of her) modestly impudent and invincible. She will be∣lieve, as a man may say with reverence, whether Christ will or no. And to bring her to this it was, that he so long held her off, for, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dilata crescunt: at 〈◊〉〈◊〉 data, vilescunt. Min∣nah, that light meat, was but lightly set by, because lightly come by. But they that earn it before they eat it, and that know how they come by that they 〈◊〉〈◊〉, will set an high price upon it, and

know how and why they part with it.

Lord, help me]

Few words, but very forcible. When thou* 1.2 comest before God, let thy words 〈◊〉〈◊〉 few, saith Solomon. This S^t Peter calls to be sober 〈◊〉〈◊〉 prayer, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Pet. 4 7. without trifling,* 1.3 or vain babling, which the wise man calls the sacrifice of fools. The Baalites prayer was not more tedious, then Eliah's short, and yet more pithy then short: charging God with the care of his covenant, truth, glory, &c. It was Eliah that praid loud and long, though in few words, yet very effectuall. Fratres AEgyp∣tiaci brevissimis & raptìm jaculatis orationibus uti voluerunt (〈◊〉〈◊〉 Augustine) ne per moras evanesceret & habetaretur in∣tentio. Those ancient Christians of Egypt were very brief in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 prayers.

Help me]

The word properly signifieth to run at ones cry that* 1.4 calls for help, as the tender mother doth to her hungry child, when he sets up his note, and cries lustily.

Notes

• * 1.1

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• * 1.2

  Eccles. 5. 1.
• * 1.3

  Orationis 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in loc.
• * 1.4

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 al 〈◊◊◊◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 〈◊◊◊◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊◊◊◊〉. 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉.