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FRom Miletus they came to Coos, and the day following to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara, a Port Town, and the chief City of Lycia, and from thence in a ship bound for Phoenicia, passing by Cyprus, they came to Tyre, where finding some Disciples, they tarried with them seven days. Here Paul was warned by some of the Christians in this place, (who had the Spirit of Prophecy), of the great dangers and perils that
attended him, if he went up to Jerusalem. Wherefore through humane affection, and zeal for his temporal preservation, (see a like example in Peter, Mat. 16.22.), they disswaded him from going thither. But their counsel nothing prevailing with him, and they seeing he was resolv'd to go on, they all of them, with their Wives and Children(a) 1.1, (to testifie their great respect and affection to him), ac∣company him out of the City; and he at his departure from them, kneeled down on the shore and prayed with them, Then ta∣king ship from Tyre, they came to Ptolemais, (a Sea Town of Palestine in the Tribe of Aser, formerly called Acco, Judg 1.31. but now thus named from a King in Egypt), where having saluted the Brethren, the next day they came to Cesarea-Stratonis, (on foot as 'tis pro∣bable), where they stayed many days with Philip the Evangelist(b) 1.2, who was one of the Seven Deacons, [Act. 6.5.], and had four Virgin Daughters who had the gift of foretelling(c) 1.3 things to come. During their stay here, a certain Prophet call'd Agabus, (the same probably who, chap. 11.27, 28. foretold the famine that happened in the time of Claudius), came hither from Judea; and after the manner of the old Prophets, (who often prophesied by Symbols(d) 1.4, and sig∣nificant expressions, that they might the bet∣ter imprint their predictions on the hearts of men), took Pauls girdle; and bound his own hands and feet with it, declaring, that after that manner the Jews would bind Paul at Jerusalem, and deliver him to the Gentiles; viz. first to the Roman Governour of Judea, and afterwards to Nero the Roman Emperor. Hereupon both Pauls Companions, and the Christians of that place; out of their great affection to him, importun'd him with tears not to go to Jerusalem. But the Apostle resolving, come life or come death, to be obedient to the Call of Gods Spirit, would not be diverted from his intended journey. When they per∣ceived his resolution to be fixed, they desisted from importu∣ning him any further, and submitted to the will of God. Then lading Mules with the goods they had with them, they began their journey from Ca sarea towards Jerusalem. And some of the Disciples also of Caesarea accompanied them, who brought them to one Mnason of Cyprus an old Disciple, (who had long ago received the Faith and now lived as it seems at Jerusalem), with whom they should lodg.
* 1.5 * 1.6 * 1.7Act. 21. v. 1. And it came to pass that after we were gotten from them, and had lanched, we came with a straight course unto Choos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara.
v. 2. And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
v. 3. Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
v. 4. And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
v. 5. And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives, and chil∣dren, till we were out of the City: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
v. 6. And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship, and they returned home again.
v. 7. And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Pto∣lemais, and saluted the Brethren, and abode with them one day.
v. 8. And the next day, we that were of Pauls company departed, and came unto Cesarea, and we went into the house of Philip the Evange∣list, (which was one of the Seven), and abode with him.
v. 9. And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did pro∣phesie.
v. 10. And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judea, a certain Prophet named Agabus.
v. 11. And when he was come unto us, he took Pauls girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that oweth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
v. 12. And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
v. 13. Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep, and to break mine heart? for I am ready, not to be bound only, but also to dye at Jeru∣salem for the Name of the Lord Jesus.
v. 14. And when he would not be perswaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
v. 15. And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
v. 16. There went up with us also certain of the disciples of Cesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodg.
Non tantum ipsi deducunt Paulum, sed & ipsos liberos tempesti∣vè adsuefaciunt honorandis Evangelii ministris. Probè hinc discamus liberis nostris ingenerare aestimium Evange∣lii & S. ministerii, ne contemptores e∣jus evadant.
That is, one of them who were sent forth here and there by the A∣postles to preach the Gospel, and to confirm the Churches, Eph. 4.11. 2 Tim. 4.5. Munus Evangelistae inter Apostolos & Pastores erat medium. Evangelium praedicabant nulli certae Ecclesiae affixi.
Hoc donum non tantum viris sed & foeminis dabatur, ut patet in exemplis Deborae & Huldae, Jud. 5.2 Reg. 22.14. Et Mariae matris Do∣mini, Luc. 1.46. Et Annae, Luc. 2.36. Adeóque & his filiabus potuit esse datum.
See Isa. 20.2, 3. Jer. 13.1. & 27.2. Ezek. 12.5. Imitati hoc & falsi Prophetae. Ut apparet, Jer. 38. Mos Dei est, non tantum per verba au∣dibilia sed etiam per signa visibilia homines docere suam voluntatem, quia homo habet duos disciplinares sensus, & quia quod non tantum auditur sed etiam videtur efficacius movet. Sic etiam doctrinam foederis per Sacramenta quasi visibilem facit, ut Christus quasi ante oculos nobis crucifigatur, Gal. 3.1.
v. 1. Cous, insula est inter Cycladas celeberrima, tum Esculapii cultu, tum Juno∣nis aede. Rhodus, solis cultu, & Colosso nobilis.
v· 13. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] Paratè habeo, i. e. paratum me habeo: eadem locutio, 2 Cor. 12.14. 1 Pet. 4.5.
v. 16. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] Brevis locutio pro 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, ducentes, (i. e. ducturi, praesens pro futuro), nos ad eum apud quem diverteremur. Nam Mnason ille ex Cypro videtur habitatum ivisse Hieroso∣lyma. Antiquum discipulum] ex eo tempore quo Paulus & Barnabas in Cypro fuerant. Vid. cap. 13.4.