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 6. Take heed and beware of the leaven]

Or take know∣ledge* 1.1 of, and then take heed of false doctrine; which is fitly called leaven, because it sowreth, swelleth, spreadeth, corrupteth the whole lump, and all this secretly, slily, easily, suddenly; neither can our eyes discern it from dowe by the colour, but only our pallate by the tast. Now the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 trieth words, as the mouth trieth meat, Job 343. Try all things before you trust any thing. Those that sow 〈◊〉〈◊〉 doctrine, are somewhere in the Acts called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, pests,* 1.2 botches, for their danger of infection: some can carry their col∣lusion so cleanly, that if possible the very elect might be deceived; like serpents, they can sting without hissing; like cur-doggs, suck your bloud without biting. Nota est Arry 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, saith one, quâ* 1.3 〈◊〉〈◊〉 de fide Ni 〈◊〉〈◊〉 elusit examen, by the cogging of a dye, by the adding of one Iota, they corrupted the sense of the* 1.4 whole Synod. The Valentinians had a trick to perswade before they taught. The ancient Antiirinitarians set forth a base book of their doctrines under 〈◊〉〈◊〉 name, and sold it dog-cheap, that men might the sooner 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it, and be led by it, as Ruffinus com∣plains. Take heed and beware of such: ye are not ignorant of their wiles.

Of the Pharisees, and of the Sadduces.]

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉,* 1.5 Never a barrel better herring. Howbeit the Sadduces

affected, by their very name, to be held the only just men; haply* 1.6 because they held, that all the reward that righteous men are to look for, is here in this world. The occasion of this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is said to be this. When Antigonus taught, that we must not serve God for wages, his scholars understood him, as if he had utterly denied all* 1.7 future rewards or recompence attending a godly life: and thence framed their heresie, denying the Resurrection, world to come, An∣gels, devils, and lived as Epicures and Libertines.

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 est 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉.
• * 1.2

  Acts 24. 5.
• * 1.3

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 po∣nentes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• * 1.4

  Habuerunt 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quo 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 quam 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.5

  Erasm. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.6

  Joseph. lib. 17. cap 3. & 18. cap. 1.
• * 1.7

  Godwin. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.