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 30. Having with them those that were lame, blinde, &c.]

All these infirmities are fruits of sin (which hath made the world an Occumeniall Hospitall) and accidents of life; for that which* 1.1 befalleth any man, may befall every man. The privative favours that God shews us here (saith Gerson,) are more then the positive: meaning by privative, Gods preserving us from manifold mis∣chiefs and miseries by his manutension, They that are got to hea∣ven are out of the gunshot: for there's no more sicknesse, nor sor∣row, no crying, nor pain, for the former things are passed, Revel. 21. 4. All corruptions, temptations, afflictions, which stand, some above us, some about us (as the insulting Philistims about blinde Sampson) shall end with the same blow, fall with the same clap with our selves. At Stratford bow were two Martyrs burned at one stake (in the dayes of Q. Mary) Hugh Laverock an old lame man, and Iohn A Price a blinde man. At their death, Hugh, after he was chained, casting away his crutch, and comforting the other, he said to him, Be of good comfort my brother, for my Lord of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is our good Physitian: he will heal us shortly, thee of thy* 1.2 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and me of my lamenesse. And so patiently they suffered.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Cu 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 contingere quod 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quam conti∣git. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 plures sunt 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉 positivae. Ger∣son.
• * 1.2

  Act. and Mon. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 1733.