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.

Saying, what 〈◊〉〈◊〉 we eat? 〈◊〉〈◊〉]

Our Saviour by these distrust∣ful. Questions, graphically expresseth the condition of 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉, their endlesse projects and discourses in the air. They are full of words, and many questions, what they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 doe, and how they and theirs shall be provided for? They haven ver done, either 〈◊〉〈◊〉 themselves, or consulting to no purpose, in things that either cannot be done at all, or not otherwise. And so some* 1.1 understand that of our Saviour, Luk. 12 29. Hang not in doubtfull suspences; after he had brought in the rich fool, vers. 17. reason∣ing and saying, What shall I doe, &c. And Solomon brings in such* 1.2 another fool, full of words, and he recites his words, A 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cannot tell 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shall be, and what shall be after him, who can tell? Eccles. 10. 14. And in the next Chapter, ver. 1. and so forward, he makes answer to many of these mens 〈◊〉〈◊〉 queries and 〈◊〉〈◊〉, when moved to works of mercy. Old men specially are 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of this weaknesse, who are apt to cark, because they 〈◊〉〈◊〉, saith Plutarch, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; that they shall not have enough to keep them, and bring them well home, as they call it; whence some conceive that covetousnesse is called, The root of all evil, 1 Tim. 6. 10. because as there is life in the root, when no sap in the branches: so covetousnesse oft liveth, when other vices die and decay. It groweth, as they say, the Crocodile doth, as long as he liveth.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉, 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 See M Harris on Mat. 5 7. And M. Pen. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 on Eccl. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 1.