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 12. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he not leave the ninety and nine]

I am not saith a Divine, of their fond opinion, that think the Angels are* 1.1 here meant by the ninety nine sheep, as if they were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 infinite in number beyond the number of mankinde: yet, without questi∣on, they are exceeding many, and that number cannot be known of us in this world, Dan. 7. 10. Psal. 68. 17. The Chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of Angels: the Lord is a∣mong them as in Sinai, &c. that is, those myriads of Angels make Sion as dreadfull to all her enemies, as those Angels made Sinai at the delivery of the law. But the application of this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 makes it plain, that the hundred sheep are Gods elect 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ones; all which are set 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by Christ upon the everlasting moun∣tains, and not one of them lost, Joh. 10. Matth. 24.

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 99 oves 〈◊◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊◊〉 non 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.