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.

Go thou to the Sea]

Here Hierom cries out, Quid primum 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in hoc loco nescio, I knew not 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 here to wonder at, whether Christs prescience or greatnesse. His prescience, that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 knew that the fish had money in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mouth, and that that fish should come first to 〈◊〉〈◊〉. His greatnes and power, that could create such a piece of mony by his bare word, and cause it so to be, by com∣manding it so to be. Who would not fear this Lord of hosts? Who would not trust him for necessaries, who can and wil cause all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to scatter for his? But what a wonderful work of God was it, and a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 warning to us 〈◊〉〈◊〉 these 〈◊〉〈◊〉 daies of war, had we 〈◊〉〈◊〉 so wise as to have made good use of it, that God should send 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Friths Preparation to the Crosse, in the fish-belly, to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Cambridge, a little before the Commencement, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 few years since. That such a book (〈◊〉〈◊〉 the reverend man that rela∣teth* 1.1 it) should be brought 〈◊〉〈◊〉 such a manner, and to such a place, and at such a time, when by reason of peoples 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cut of all parts, notice might be given to all places of the Land, in my apprehension 〈◊〉〈◊〉 can 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 for no lesse then a divine 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and to have this voice with it, England prepare for the crosse.

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