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 30. And they spit upon him]

So doth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 still cast dirt and drivell into Christs face. See the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 on Chap. 26. 67. Robert Smith, Martyr, in his examination before Bonner, made one of his Doctours to say, that his breaden god must needs enter into the belly, and so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 into the draught. To which he an∣swered: What derogation was it to Christ, when the Jews spit in his face? Smith presently replied, If the Jews, being his ene∣mies,* 1.1 did but spit in his face, and we, being his friends, throw him into the draught, which of us deserveth the greatest damnation?* 1.2

And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him on the head]

〈◊〉〈◊〉 into the head: drove the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 into his holy head with bats and blows, as Basiliades the Duke of Russia, nail'd an Embassadours hat to his head, upon some displeasure conceived against him. At the taking of Hey∣delberg, the Spaniards took Monsieur Mylius, an ancient Minister* 1.3 and man of God, and having abused his daughter before his 〈◊〉〈◊〉; they tied a small cord about his head, which with truncheons* 1.4 they wreathed about, till they squeezed out his brains. The Monks of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 roasted the Minister of S. Germain, till his eyes dropt out. And the Spaniards suppose they shew the inno∣cent

Indians great favour, when they do not, for their pleasure,* 1.5 whip them with cords, scratch them with thorns, and day by day drop their naked bodies with burning bacon. So very a devil is one man to another.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Act. and 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 15 30.
• * 1.2

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

  〈◊◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.4

  Act. 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 874.
• * 1.5

  S. Fr. Drakes travels, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 53.