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.

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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.
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Trapp, John, 1601-1669.
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London, :: Printed by A.M. for John Bellamie, at the sign of the three golden-Lions near the Royall-Exchange,
M.DC.XLVII. [1647]
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Bible. -- N.T. -- Gospels -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
Bible. -- N.T. -- Acts -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A63067.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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Verse 43. Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine 〈◊〉〈◊〉.]

This later they drew, as an inference from the former, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the rule of contraries. But Logick being the rule of reason, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 now is corrupt, is it self in some respect corrupt also. Sure we are,

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be it what Logick it will, it is but carnall Divinity. Sutable it is to* 1.1 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nature, but so much the more suspicious. The Pharisees taught 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and were applauded. The Papists also little better (for the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 are fled and hid in the Papists, as one saith the ancient 〈◊〉〈◊〉 are in the Monks) they teach, that in two cases only we 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bound to help our enemies, in the case of extremity, and of 〈◊〉〈◊〉. For other things, to love them, to pray for them, or do them good in other cases, it's but a counsell our Saviour gives, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 commandment. If men can doe it, its well; but if they cannot, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not required. Thus say they, But what saith Christ the Law∣maker, and so the truest Interpreter thereof?

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