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.

Which is upon the sea-coast.]

That is, hard by the lake of Ge∣nesaret in Galilee of the Gentiles. Josephus cals it a Town, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉,* 1.1 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it was without wals (belike.) For Strabo writeth that Pompey had commanded the wals of all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Cities in those* 1.2 parts, to be pulled down. S^t Hierom also saith it was a Town,* 1.3 and that it so continued till his times. But S^t Matthew, and S^t Luke name it a City, wherein there was a Synagogue of the Jews, and a Garison of Herods souldiers, because it bordered up∣on Arabia. It had fifteen thousand inhabitants at least, there be∣ing no Town in Galilee that had fewer, saith Josophus. The in∣habitants* 1.4 might be of the same minde with those of the Hage in Holland, who will not wall their Town, though it hath 2000. housholds in it, as desiring to have it counted rather the principall village of Europe, then a lesser City.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Joseph. in vita sua.
• * 1.2

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 l. 16.
• * 1.3

  Hieron in nom 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.4

  De bello Iu∣daico. l. 3. c. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.