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 would not be comforted]

This confutes him in Plautus, that said, Mulier nulla 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cordicitus ex animo. These mourned* 1.1 beyound measure, utterly refusing to be comforted by any fair words of the murtherers, excusing the matter (likely) to the mi∣serable mothers, and promising amends from the King by some other means, or by any other way. But immoderate sorrow, for los∣ses past hope of recovery, is more sullen then usefull: our stomack* 1.2 may be bewrayed by it, not our wisedom: and although something* 1.3 we may yeeld to nature, in these cases, yet nothing to 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  Mic. 6. 9.
• * 1.3

  Lento 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉. Ipsa 〈◊〉〈◊〉 verenda 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉