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.

Neither by Jerusalem, for it is the City of the great King]

The place of his rest, the seat of his Empire, and they the people of his praise, and of his purchase. Glorious things are spoken of thee, thou* 1.1 City of God. There was the adoption, and the glory, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and the giving of the Law, the service of God and the promises, &c.* 1.2* 1.3 Constantinople was acknowledged by Tamerlane to be, for her situation, an Imperiall City, and such as was made to command the world: Strasborough in Germany, is called by some, compendium* 1.4 Orbis, an abridgment of the world. But Ierusalem, by a better Authour, is stiled Princesse of Provinces, the joy of the whole earth,* 1.5* 1.6 the pleasant land, &c. It must needs be pleasant, where God him∣self* 1.7 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉. But how is the faithfull City become a har∣lot?* 1.8 It was full of judgement, righteousnesse 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in it, but now murderers. Her silver is become drosse, her wine mixt with 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Bethel is become Bethaven, and Ierusalem turned into Ierushka∣ker. It fell again into the power of the Turks and Infidels, Anns 1234. (after that the most warlike souldiers of Europe, had there, as it were, one common sepulchre, but an eternall monument of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 misguided valour) and so remaineth still, a poor ruinous City, governed by one of the Turks Sanzacks and for nothing now more famous then for the sepulchre of our Saviour, again repaired* 1.9 and much visited by the Christians, and not unreverenced by the Turks themselves. There are not to be found there at this time 100.* 1.10 housholds of Jews, and yet there are ten or more Churches of Christians there.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉. 5.
• * 1.3

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 9. 4.
• * 1.4

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉.
• * 1.5

  Lam. 1. 1.
• * 1.6

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 482.
• * 1.7

  Dan 89.
• * 1.8

  Isa. 1. 21, 22.
• * 1.9

  Turkish 〈◊〉〈◊〉. sol 101.
• * 1.10

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. Enquir. p 〈◊〉〈◊〉.