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.

And become as little children]

In simplicity, humility, inno∣cency,* 1.1 ignoscency, &c. not in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, open 〈◊〉〈◊〉, &c. How 〈◊〉〈◊〉 was that Anabaptist Aurifaber, who understanding this text Ni∣codemically, as one saith, stirred up people where ever he came 〈◊〉〈◊〉 carry themselves 〈◊〉〈◊〉, if ever they would have heaven. Upon whose perswasion you might have seen ridiculous 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of boyes and girls; women especially, skipping up and down, clapping their hands together, sitting naked on the ground, tick∣ing,* 1.2 toying, apishly imitating one while Christ, another while Antichrist, &c. pretending this text for their authority. So did Massaeus the Franciscan, who is famous amongst his fellow-fri∣ers, for that, at the command of his superiour S^t Francis, he wal∣lowed* 1.3 on the ground, as a little one, and shew'd all, in obedience

to this 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as Sedulius testifieth. Ridiculum caput! Many such like examples may be met with in the Legends of the Fathers, of* 1.4 such as were voluntaries in humility (as the Apostle stiles them)* 1.5 or rather in hypocrisie. For, hujus virtutis postea 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Christi∣ani 〈◊〉〈◊〉 studiosi & aemuli 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ut tota in hypocrisin verè abierit, saith 〈◊〉〈◊〉, here. Humility in many of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 degenerated in∣to 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Notes

• * 1.1

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• * 1.2

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.3

  Scdul lib. 3. c 1.
• * 1.4

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 2. 18.
• * 1.5

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