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 15. It is not lawfull for me, &c.]

This is Gods speech (who is the great proprietary of all) it may not be ours who have nothing of our own, but all in trust: So that when we present any thing to God, we must say as David did, 1 Chron. 29. 14. and afterwards Justinian the Emperour, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉* 1.1 Of thine own we give thee: for all that is in the heaven and the earth is thine: S^t Bernard reports of Pope Eugenius, that meeting with a poor but honest Bishop, he secretly gave him 〈◊〉〈◊〉 jewels where with he might present him. If God did not first furnish us, we should have nothing wherewith to honour him, or doe good to others.

Is thine eye evil, because I am good?]

It's commonly obser∣ved, that witches and those that are in league with the devil to doe mischief, are never given over so to doe, till they come to have an evileye. Hence that, nescio quis teneros, &c. and those that are* 1.2 bewitched, are said to be overseen, that is to be looked upon with an envious eye. Envy is a quick-sighted and sharp-fanged malig∣nity, Prov. 27. 4. and doth, de aliena mente tam promptè quam pravè conjicere, as one saith, nimbly and naughtily guesse at ano∣ther* 1.3 mans meaning.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Georg Cedren. Compend hist.
• * 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• * 1.3

  Deg. Whear. Relect. Ante∣log p. 11.