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 23. And they were exceeding sorry]

Out of love to their Lord, saith Hierom, out of ignorance and stupidity, saith Saint* 1.1 Mark and S. Luke: so they grieve where no cause was, as we* 1.2 do oft upon like grounds and causes. How well might our Savi∣our have said to them, as afterwards he did to the women, Grieve not for me, but grieve for your selves. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 knew well that if Christ 〈◊〉〈◊〉, they should not scape scot free, Hinc 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉. We shrink in the shoulder when called to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and pretend this and that for excuse, as Moses did the conscience of his own insufficiency, Exod. 4. 10. when the very truth was, he feared Pharaoh, lest he would have revenged the AEgyptians quarrell against him, whom he had slain, and hid in the sand: And as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pretended his dear love to his Master, Matth 16. 22. when it appears, ver. 26. he aimed indeed at the safegard of his own 〈◊〉〈◊〉, more then 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Masters 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 care be taken, that (what ever we make believe) we be not self-〈◊〉〈◊〉 (which be∣gins that black-bedroll, 2 Timothy 3. 2.) and lovers of plea∣sures,

profits, preferments, more then lovers of God (which ends it.)

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 9. 32.
• * 1.2

  Luk. 9. 45.