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 unto God the things that are Gods.]

The Greek article is* 1.1 twice repeated, when he speaks of God more then when of 〈◊〉〈◊〉; to shew, saith one, that our speciall care should be to give God his due. For if Caesar will take to himself Gods part, by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that which is sinfull, to pay him such a tribute, 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 tributum Caesaris, sed servitium diaboli, saith Chrysostom, It is not a paying of tribute to Caesar, but a doing service to the devil. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 non & animam nostram Dei imaginem soli 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉,* 1.2 saith one. Let God only have our soul, sith it bears his 〈◊〉〈◊〉. That was a witlesse and wicked speech of him, that said, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he had two souls in one body, the one for God, if he pleased, the o∣ther* 1.3 for any one else that would. But that was a gallant 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Prince of Condee, who being taken prisoner by Charles the ninth of France, and put to his choice whether he would go to Masse, or be put to death, or suffer perpetuall imprisonment? The former, said he, by Gods grace I will never do. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for the two later, let the King do with me what he 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉, I hope, will turn all to the best.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. Ens. Pandulf 〈◊〉〈◊〉 l. 5. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Neapol.
• * 1.3

  Ut eligeret ex 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tribus unū, vel 〈◊〉〈◊〉, vel 〈◊〉〈◊〉, vel perpetuum 〈◊〉〈◊〉. &c. Hist. Gall