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. XVII.

THE Apostle intending to go directly from Corinth into Syria, to carry the Alms of the Macedonian and Achaian Christians to Judea; he was advertised, that the Jews (who hated his Doctrine and person, and knew of his purpose) laid wait for him, to intercept the moneys he carried, and possibly to take away his life. Whereupon he thought it best, to re∣turn into Macedonia, (from whence he came), and from thence to pass into Asia. Sopater of Beroea went along with him as far as Asia, never parting from him; but Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Tychicus, Trophimus, and Timothy, (who it seems upon some occasion or other was come unto him from Ephesus), went with him through Macedonia, and then leaving him, went be∣fore to Asia, and expected him and his company at Troas; who accordingly came thither, with Luke and Sopater, not long af∣ter from Philippi, and stayed there seven days. On the eighth day, which was the first day(a) 1.1 of the week the Disciples being gathered together to break bread, and receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, Paul preached unto them, and being to go away next day continued his exhorta∣tion till midnight. Eutichus, a young who sate in a window, being surprized with sleep, fell down from the third loft, and was ta∣ken up dead* 1.2; Paul falling on him, (in imi∣tation of the Prophets, Elijah and Elisha, 1 Kings 17.21. & 2 Kings 4.34.), quickly perceived his Soul (which was departed) through the power of God (on which he believed) restored to him again, and there∣fore bad them not trouble themselves. The Disciples seeing this Miracle, were not a lit∣tle comforted; because not only life was restored to the Youth again, but the Doctrine of the Gospel which Paul preached, was ex∣ceedingly confirmed thereby.

Act. 20.3. And there abode three months: and when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return tho∣row Macedonia.

v. 4. And there accompanied him into Asia, Sopater of Berea: and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus, and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Ti∣motheus: and of Asia, Tychicus, and Trophimus.

v. 5. These going before, tarried for us at Troas:

v. 6. And we sailed away from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we abode se∣ven days.

v. 7. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came toge∣ther to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow, and continued his speech until midnight.

v. 8. And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.

v. 9. And there sat in a window a certain young man, named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep, and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

v. 10. And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him, said, Trouble not your selves, for his life is in him.

v. 11. When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

v. 12. And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little com∣forted.

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Notes

• (a) 1.1

  Ex hoc loco, item ex 1 Cor. 16.2, demonstratur quod translatio Sabbathi, quarto legis moralis prae∣cepto sanciti, ex ultimo in primum diem hebdomadis, non solum funda∣ta sit in consuetudine Christianae Ec∣clesiae, sed etiam in expressà ordina∣tione Apostolicâ; unde & ille dies vo∣catur 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Apoc. 1.10. i. e. in honorem Domini celebratus. Quar∣tum praeceptun legis Moralis non est abrogatum, sed etiam Christianos ad ••bservandum Sabb••thum hebdoma∣darium obligat. Authore•• hujus muta∣tionis ••uisse ipsos Apostolo•• Christi (qui Spiritum infallibilitatis habuerunt) p••ter ex h••c loco, & locis mox, al∣leg••tis▪ Habuit Sabbathum, & etiam∣num habet, duplices fines. 1. Mora∣les, ut esset tempus Deo sacrum, quod negotiis mundanis substractum, im∣penderetur Deo laudando, cognoscen∣do, invocando, &c. 2. Ceremoniales; sic Sabbathum Judaicum fuit reme∣moratio istius quietis divinae, qu•• ab operibus Cre••tionis cessavit; sic fuit signum foederis quod cum Israelitis pepigit, Exod. 31.13. Ezek. 20.12, 20. Item signum quietae possessionis térrae Canaan, post liberationem ex servili labore Aegypti, Deut. 5.15. sic etiam typus aeternae quietis in coelo, Isa. 66.22, 23. ut explicatur, Heb. 4.9. Sic etiam monitorium quiescendi & cessandi à peccatis, Isa 56.2 & ••8.13. Praesertim autem erat typus istius quietis, quà Christus septimo die hebdomadis quievit in sepulchro à laboribus Passio∣nis. Quo••••am autem istae ceremoniales praefiguration••s per adventum Christi aliquâ ex parte impletae sunt, post adventum Christi Sabbathum caret sinibus Sacramentalibus, quos in Veteri Te∣st••mento habuit, & praecipuè non est Typus Christi & mortis ipsiu••, & propter hanc caus••m à septimo die hebdomadis in primum transl••tum est, ut sciremus Christum non exspectari, sed ve∣nisse, non amplius moriturum, sed mortuum esse, & ex morte resurrexisse. Etsi ergo Sabbatum non ampliu•• est figura, & Typus quietis Christi in sepulchro, vel quietis in terrâ Canaan post ex∣itum ex Aegypto, nec amplius est jugum legis ad acuendum Spiritum servitutis, tamen etiamnum est tempus honori Dei, curandae ac nutriendae animae, resiciendo corpori, exercendae miserecor∣diae s cratum. Vide plura super hac re apud Stresionem in loc.
• * 1.2

  Sic Christus, Mat 9.24. Filiola non est mortua sed dormit, i. e. ad tempus tantum recessit ani∣ma, & mox re••ibit. At ubi••erat anim••? In manu Dei vel Angelorum qui morientium animas dicuntur portare, Luk. 16.22. etsi non fuit in coelum asportata, tamen fuit in manu Angeli cu∣stodita. Vid. Act. 37. historiam de Tabi••ha.
• * 1.3

  v. 6. Post dies Azymorum] Paulus vocatorum ex Gentibus libertatem tuebatur; ipse tamen, dies Judaeorum festos observabant. Vide Act. 18.21. 1 Cor. 16.8.
• * 1.4

  v. 7. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 pro▪ 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, & Sabbatorum pro Sabbati. Enal∣lage numeri. Ʋnus Sabbatorum, est primus hebdomadae dies à Sabbato proximus, qui nobis Dominicus dicitur. Is dies conventûs, Christianis proprius, 1 Cor. 16.2. dies 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Apoc. 1.10. Justinus de eadem die Apolog. 2. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.