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 11. Many shall come from the East]

They shall fly as a cloud, saith Isay (speaking of the conversion of the Gentiles) and so flock to the Church, as if a whole flight of doves, driven by* 1.1 some hawk or tempest, should scoure into the columbary, and rush into the windows. The Tyrians had a hand in building the Temple. The molten Sea stood upon twelve Oxen, which look∣ed towards East, West, North, and South. The new Ierusalem hath twelve gates: to shew that there is every way accesse for all sorts to Christ; Who is also fitly called the second Adam. The Greek letters of which name (as S. Cyprian observeth) doe seve∣rally* 1.2 signify all the quarters of the Earth. He was born in an Inne, to shew that he receives all comers: His garments were divided into four parts, to shew that out of what part of the world soever we come, if we be naked, Christ hath robes to clothe us, if we be harbourlesse, Christ hath room to lodge us, Iether an I smaelite, may become an Israelite, 1 Chron 7. 17. With 2 Sam. 17. 25. and Arannah the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, may be made an ex∣emplary 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 2 Sam. 24. 18, with Zech 9. 7. Vide Iunium in 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

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