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.

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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.
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Trapp, John, 1601-1669.
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London, :: Printed by A.M. for John Bellamie, at the sign of the three golden-Lions near the Royall-Exchange,
M.DC.XLVII. [1647]
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Bible. -- N.T. -- Gospels -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
Bible. -- N.T. -- Acts -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A63067.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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That I may come, and worship him]

When he meant to wor∣ry him. O base dissimulation! such was that of those Incendiary* 1.1 sugitives of Rhemes, Giffard, Hodgson and others: who at the same time, when they had set up, and set on Savage to kill Q. Eli∣zabeth, they put forth a book, wherein they admonished the Eng∣lish Catholikes, not to attempt any thing against their Prince. In* 1.2 like sort Rob. Parsons (that Arch-traitour) when he was hatching* 1.3

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an horrible treason against his naturall Prince, and native countrey, he set forth his book of Christian Resolution; as if he had been wholly made of devotion. So Garnet (a little afore the Powder∣plot was discovered) wrote to the Pope, that he would lay his com∣mand upon our Papists, to obey their King, and keep themselves quiet. Herod here, when he was whetting his sword, yet promi∣sed* 1.4 devotion, saith Chrysostom. A fair glove upon a foul hand. The Panthers skin is fairest, but his friendship is fatall, and his breath infectious. The above-mentioned Garnet, upon a treatise of Equi∣vocation* 1.5 plaistered on this title, A Treatise against lying, and frau∣dulent dissimulation.

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