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.

I restore him four fold]

Which was the law for things stollen. Fraud is no better then theft. Restitution 〈◊〉〈◊〉 necessary to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉. God hates 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ex rapina, as Sultan 〈◊〉〈◊〉 could tell his Councellour Pyrrhus, who perswaded him to bestow* 1.1 〈◊〉〈◊〉 great wealth he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 taken from the Persian Merchants, upon some notable Hospitall for releif of the poor: The dying Turk commanded it rather to be restored to the right owners, which was done accordingly; to the great shame of many Christians, who mind nothing 〈◊〉〈◊〉 then restitution, &c. When Henry the Third of England had sent the Frier Minors a load of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them, they returned the same with this message; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he ought not to give almes of what he had rent from the poor, nei∣ther* 1.2 would they accept of that abhominable gift. Master 〈◊〉〈◊〉 saith, If ye make no 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of goods 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ye shall cough in 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. Hist. sol. 567.
• * 1.2

  Daniels hist. of Engl. 109.