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. VIII.

ABout this time certain persons who had the gift of Pro∣phesie, and foretelling future things; came from Jeru∣salem to Antioch; one of whom (by name(a) 1.1 Agabus) by revelation from the Spirit of God, foretold that there would shortly be a great famine(b) 1.2 over all Judea, and several other parts of the world,(c) 1.3 which according∣ly came to pass in the reign of the Emperor Claudius; The Christians therefore of Antioch, resolved to send relief to their Brethren the Christians in Judea, in this time of dearth(d) 1.4; and having gathered it, sent it to the Elders(e) 1.5 of those Churches(f) 1.6 by the hands of Barnabas and Saul; who having performed this their charge, returned again to Antioch taking with them John whose sirname was Mark, Nephew to* 1.7 Barnabas.

Act. 11. v. 27. And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto An∣tioch.

v. 28. And there stood up one of them, named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit, that there should be great dearth thorowout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar.

v. 29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea.

v. 30. Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Bar∣nabas and Saul.

Act. 12. v. 25. And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose sirname was Mark.

Notes

• (a) 1.1

  The same person, Act. 21.10. foretold Pauls bonds.
• (b) 1.2

  Famis hujus meminerunt Sue∣tonius in Claudio, cap. 18. Joseph. Antiq. lib. 20. cap. 2.
• (c) 1.3

  The Septuagint often tender the Land (when it signifies the Land of Judea) by 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the world. See Dr. Hammond.
• (d) 1.4

  Eusebius in Chron. & Orosius l. 7. c. 6. affirmant, Helenam Adiabe∣norum Reginam (quam ad Christum conversam essem scribit Orosius) Ju∣daeis in hac fame, magnâ munificen∣tiâ succurrisse.
• (e) 1.5

  Seniores vocantur penes quos erat Ecclesiae regimen, in quibus pri∣mum gradum tenebant Apostoli. Sic mensis praefuerunt Diaconi, ut Pres∣byteris tamen subessent, nec quic∣quam nisi ex eorum authoritate age∣rent, Calvin. Haec prima est Presbyterorum in Ecclesiâ mentio. Vocantur Patres Synagogarum. Totum autem regimen Ecclesiarum Christi, conformatum fuit ad Synagogarum Exemplar. Grot.
• (f) 1.6

  Agnoscebant enim eos quasi Patres suos utpote primos fideles: tum quia fideles in Judaeâ spoliati bonis à Judaeis, majori indigentiâ laborabant: tum quia ipsi sponte se bonis abdicarant, posuerantque eorum pretia ad pedes Apostolorum, c. 4. 34. quare prae caeteris merebantur juvari. A Lapide.
• * 1.7

  See Col. 4.10.