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SECT. VI.
THe Apostle during his abode at Ephesus, had a purpose in hi•• mind ••o visit the Churches in Macedonia and Achaia, and from ••••nce to go up to Jerusalem. But ••ist he intended to go to Corinth, and from thence into Macedonia, and from Macedonia to ••••turn 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to Corinth, and so to go to Jerusa∣lem [•• Cor. 15 1••] to which place he had appointed the God 〈…〉〈…〉 the ••oor ••aints in Judaea to be sent: and from th••nce 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••••••ght to go to Rome, and so to take a Journey in∣to Spain▪ R••m. 15.24. But agitating these things in his mind, he 〈…〉〈…〉 ••••mo••heus and Erastus into Macedonia, he himself staying in Asia for the pr••sent, where he seems to have prea∣ched the G••••p••l to the Cities that were near Ephesus, by the sp••ce of Nine months; which with the Two years he taught in the School of Tyrannus, and the Three months he taught in the J••wish Synago••ues a•• Eph••sus, will m••ke up the space of Three years▪ that ••e sa••s, he laboured in Asia [Act. ••••.31.]: A gr••at Door b••ing op••ned to him in that place, though there were many adversaries, 1 Cor. 16.9.
Act. 19. v. 21. After th••se ••hings were ended, Paul purposed in the spi∣rit, when h•• h•••• 〈…〉〈…〉 Ma••••doni•• ••••d A••ha••, to go to Je∣ru••••lem, s••ying, 〈◊〉〈◊〉: I hav•• b••en there, I must also see Rome.
v. 22. S•• ••e ••ut into Macedonia two of them that ministred unto him, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Erastus, but he himself s••ayed in Asia for a sea∣son.