The apostolical history containing the acts, labours, travels, sermons, discourses, miracles, successes, and sufferings of the Holy Apostles from Christ's ascention to the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus : a brief description whereof is here inserted : also, a narration of the particular times and occasions upon which the apostolical epistles were written, together with a brief analytical paraphrase of them : to which is added (for the better understanding of this history) a map of the Apostle Paul's travels ... / by Samuel Cradock.

SECT. II.

THe Apostles having seen our Saviour thus gloriously ascend into Heaven (worshipping, and adoring him in Spirit, as their Lord, and Saviour, Luk 24.52.) returned to Jerusalem, and according to his command(a) 1.1 conti∣tinued there in joint devotion in an upper∣room for ten days, together with many o∣ther men, (whereof some were of the kin∣red(b) 1.2 of Jesus) and some pious women, who had followed him; among whom was Mary(c) 1.3 his mother; their whole number being about Sixscore; and there they ex∣pected the great, and large effusion of the Spirit, which was promised unto them.

Acts. 1. v. 12.* 1.4 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath days Journey.

v. 13. And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholom••w, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

v. 14.* 1.5 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

Notes

• (a) 1.1

  Tuit ha••e non simplex obedientia, fed obedientia contra consilium carnis & sanguinis [Gal. 1.16.] Sciebant Hie rosolymis perpetuas infestationes Judae∣orum esse metuendas, Joh. 20.••9. sed, congregatio habenda erat in una domo centum & viginti hominum, & carnis consiliis abnegatis, strictè Christi man∣dato adhaerent. vid. Mat. 16.24.
• (b) 1.2

  Intelliguntur cognati Christi, non tantum ex parte Josephi, quem aiunt ex priori uxore plure•• habuisse silios, sed etiam ex parte Mariae. Uxor e•• im Cleo∣phae, quae Mariae soror erat tre•• filios, ha∣bebat, Jacobum, Josen, Simonem Judam. Mat. 13.55.56. comp. cum Joh. 19.25. & Mat. 27.56. Enere plures eo tempore, qui in Christum credebant. Nam 1 Cor. 15. mentio est, de pluribus quam quingentis fratribu•• quibus Christu, apparuit, sed videntur caeteri in Galilaea mansisse, & illi praeci∣puè Christum secuti, qui erant de Christi sanguine, quibus tamen aliqui potuerunt accedere, qui Hierosolymis habitab••nt.
• (c) 1.3

  This is the last mention of Mary the mother of Christ, that we meet with in the Scripture. Voluit Spiritus sanctus reliquam ejus vitam silentio involvere, ut futura circa ejus personam fabulosa super∣stitio nihil praetextûs in Scripturâ inveniret.
• * 1.4

  v. 12. Iter Sabbati duo millia passu∣um habuit, eaque supp••tatio congruit cum l••co Johannis ubi dicit Hierosolymam distare a Bethani•• 15 ferè stadiis, quae mille, & nonginto•• circitèr passus continet. Iter Sabbati a lege praescriptum non erat: simplicitèr enim quietem Dominus in lege praecipit: sed quia non facilè continebantur Ju∣daei, quin Sabbato ad sua negotia excurrerent, ideo credibile est ad cohibe••dam ejusmodi lasciviam communi sacerdotum concilio edi•• um fuisse ne ultra duo millia Sabbato conficere lice••et. Tametsi Hieronymus in responsis ad Algasiam hanc traditionem a duobus Rabbinis fluxisse commemorat, Atribà Scil. & Simone Heli. Calv. in loc A Sabbath days journey] •• is probable that this was the common walk of the people of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day in pleasant weather for their meditations when they had done the publick duties of the day. Now not only on the Sabbaths, but also on other holy days it was not lawful to walk above two hundred cubits, as we have observed out of the haldee Paraphrase, and therefore the Evan∣gelist may be conceived to use this expression for the measure betwixt it and the City [A Sabbath days journey] because it was remarkably so, not only upon obligation but for delight, and the peoples common Sabbath days walk. Lightf. in loc.
• * 1.5

  •• 14. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] est vox deducta a nomine 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 sen robur, & notat talem perseverantiam, qu•• quis multo labore, & magnà vi seipsum tenet, & constantem reddit in aliquâ occupatione difficili. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] vi••. 2 Cor. 1.11. Precati sunt animis in amore conjunctis & nullo odio divifis, 1 Tim. 2.8.