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.

If thou 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Son of God.]

As the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quarrel'd and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Law given in Paradise, as nought, 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉: so 〈◊〉〈◊〉

he here the voice from heaven, as a meer imposture. And this he did out of deep and desperate malice; for he could not be ig∣norant nor doubtfull. Neither is his dealing otherwise with us (many times) who are too ready (at his instigation) to doubt of our spirituall sonne-ship. We need not help the tempter, by holding it a duty to doubt: this is to light a candle before the de∣vil, as we use to speak. Rather let 〈◊〉〈◊〉 settle and secure this, that we are indeed the sons of God, and heirs of heaven, by passing thorow the narrow womb of repentance, that we may be born again, and by getting an effectuall faith; the property whereof is to adopt as well as to justifie, viz. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 objecti, by means of Christ the object upon whom faith laieth hold, and into whom it engraffs the believer, after an unspeakable manner. Now ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, Gal. 3. 26. Ioh. 1. 12. who hath both laid down the price of this greatest privi∣ledge, Heb. 9. 15. Gal. 4. 5. and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it up to us by his Spirit, crying Abba Father in our hearts, what ever Satan or our own misgiving hearts objects to the contrary, Gal. 4. 6. Rom. 8. 15. Ephes. 1, 13.