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 25. Agree with thine adversary quickly.]

Habent 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 suum Citò, Citò. Gods work also must be done with expedition 〈◊〉〈◊〉 are headlong, delayes dangerous. Let not 〈◊〉〈◊〉* 1.1 the Sun go down upon your wrath, lest it grow inveterate, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 proves in many, who not only let the Sun go down, once or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 but run his whole race, ere they can finde hearts and means to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 reconciled. Cursed be their wrath, for it is deadly. O my soul, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not thou into their secret. It were much to be wished, that as 〈◊〉〈◊〉* 1.2 vy hath it, Amicitiae immortales, inimicitiae mortales essent, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ties were mortall amongst us, amities immortall.

Lest thine adversary deliver thee to the Iudge]

By his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and moans to God, who is gracious (though thou art stiffe) and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pay 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for thy pertinacy. Exod. 22. 26. (and him for his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tience) with extremity of law. Compound therefore, and take 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the suit before it come to execution and judgement. Suffer it not, 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 husbands do, to run on, and charges to grow from term to term lest we pay not only the main debt, but the arrerages too, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Gods patience, &c.

Thou be cast into 〈◊〉〈◊〉.]

Into hell, worse then any prison. Of Roger Bishop of Salisbury, the second man from King Stephen, it is storied, that he was so tortured in prison with hunger and other calamities accompanying such men, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vivere noluerit, mori nes∣cierit, live he would not, die he could not. This and much worse is the case of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that are cast into hell, they seek death, but finde it not, they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it, but it fleeth from them, Rev. 96.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Si 〈◊◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊◊〉 est: at 〈◊◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊◊〉 as 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.2

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 49. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 7.