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 immediatly their eyes received sight]

This is not every blinde mans happinesse, that yet prayes for sight. But there is a better eye-sight then that of the body, which if God vouchsafe to any in bodily blindenesse (as he did to that blinde boy of Glocester that had suffered imprisonment there for confessing the truth) it may be said to such surely as Bishop Hooper the Martyr did to* 1.1 him; Ah poor boy, God hath taken from thee thy outward sight, but hath given thee another much more precious, &c. The like fa∣vour God shewed to Didymus Alexandrinus, who, though blinde from his childhood, yet was not only an excellent Artist, but an

able Divine; and wrot certain Commentaries on the Psalmes,* 1.2 and likewise on the Gospels; being now (saith Jerome, who re∣lates it) above 83 years of age. Trithemius and Bozius report* 1.3 the like things, concerning one Nicasius de 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a dutch-man, who being struck blinde at three years old, became neverthelesse an excellent scholar, and skilfull in the laws, which he publikely* 1.4 professed at Collen. Afterwards he proceeded Master of Arts at Lovain, Licentiate in Divinity at the same Vniversity, and lastly Doctour of the laws at Cullen: where, after he had printed his publike Lectures, he died and was buried in the Cathedrall-Church Anno Dom. 1491. 17. Calend. Septem.

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. and 〈◊〉〈◊〉. sol. 1371.
• * 1.2

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vir. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.3

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. de 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉.
• * 1.4

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 lib. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.