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A63067	A commentary or exposition upon the four Evangelists, and the Acts of the Apostles: wherein the text is explained, some controversies are discussed, divers common places are handled, and many remarkable matters hinted, that had by former interpreters been pretermitted. Besides, divers other texts of Scripture which occasionally occur are fully opened, and the whole so intermixed with pertinent histories, as will yeeld both pleasure and profit to the judicious reader. / By John Trapp M. A. Pastour of Weston upon Avon in Gloucestershire.	Trapp, John, 1601-1669.; Trapp, Joseph, 1601-1669. Brief commentary or exposition upon the Gospel according to St John.	1647 (1647)	Wing T2042; ESTC R201354	792,361	772

lawfull Others knew it to be so but none durst tell him so but Iohn In like sort Eliah told Ahab that he had troubled Israel those times and these did very much suit Iohn was another Elias Herod and Herodias answered to Ahab and Iezabel So Latimer presented for a new-New-years gift to K. Henry the eight a new Testament with a napking having this posie about it Whore 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 God will judge He also wrote a letter to the King after the Proclamation for abolishing English books where we may see and marvell at his great boldnesse and stoutnesse who as yet being no Bishop so freely and plainly durst to so mighty a Prince in such a dangerous case against the Kings Proclamation set 〈◊〉 in such a terrible time take upon him to write and to admonish that which no Councellour durst once speak unto him in defence of Christs Gospel King Asa though a godly Prince imprisoned the Prophet for dealing plainly with him Archbishop Grindall lost Q. Elizabeths favour and was confined for favouring Prophecies c. as it was pretended but in truth for condemning an unlawfull marriage of Iulio an Italian Physitian with another mans wife 〈◊〉 Leicester in vain opposed against his proceedings therein Gods truth must be told however it be taken and not be betrayed as it is too too oft by a cowardly silence It is not lawfull for thee to have her And yet the Pope frequently dispenseth with such incestuous marriages K. Philip the third of Spain were he now alive might call the Arch-duke Aldred both brother cousen nephew and son for all this were he unto him either by bloud or affinity being uncle to himself 〈◊〉 german to his father husband to his sister and father to his wife and all by Papall dispensation Abhorred filth Verse 5. And when he would have put him to death Why what had the good Baptist done that he must dye The people must be made believe that he suffereth for practising against the King But this was so thin a falshood that it might be transparently seen through Therefore Herod durst not kill him though 〈◊〉 much desired to do it lest the people should move and mutiny He knew himself hated by them already for his cruelty and other crimes Now if he should 〈◊〉 them afresh by executing the Baptist whom they highly honoured who knew what they would do 〈◊〉 how terrible soever have their fears that curb and keep them in for a time at least from 〈◊〉 notorious outrages In the beginning of Q. Maries reigne after the tumult at Bournes Sermon at the crosse where the people flang daggers and were ready to pull him limmeal out of the pulpet for 〈◊〉 them to Popery the L. 〈◊〉 and Aldermen were willed to call a common-Counsell and to signifie to said assembly the Queens determination sc. that albeit her 〈◊〉 conscience is staid in matter of Religion yet she graciously meant not to compell or strain other mens consciences otherwise then God shall as she trusted put in their hearts a perswasion of the truth that she is in through the opening of the word unto them by godly vertuous and learned Preachers Verse 6. But when Herods birth-day was 〈◊〉 All this was a meere plot as St Mark also intimateth in those words of his chap. 6 21 And when a convenient day was come This birth-day then was the day appointed long before by Herod and his Harlot for the acting of this tragedy A great feast must be prepared the states invited the damosell must dance the King swear the Baptists there upon be beheaded that the Queen may be gratified And this tragedy was new-acted at Paris 〈◊〉 1572. when the French 〈◊〉 was committed under pretence of a wedding royall Cardinall Lorrain gave a great summe of 〈◊〉 to him that brought the first news thereof to Rome and the Pope caused it to be painted in his pallace The daughter of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tripudiabat tripped on the toe in a most immodest manner as they used to do in their Bacchanals as the word 〈◊〉 This old Fornicator seemed to be so taken and tickled with the sight that like a mad man 〈◊〉 swears to give her her request to the half of the kingdome which yet was more then he could do the kingdome being not his 〈◊〉 the Emperour of Romes to dispose of So as Robert Duke of Normanáy passed through Falaise he beheld among a company of young maids dauncing one 〈◊〉 a skinners daughter whose nimblenesse in her daunce so enamoured the Duke that he tooke her for his Concub ne and one 〈◊〉 begat our William the Conquerer Such and no better commonly are the effects of mixt dauncings which made Chrysostom say where dauncing is there the devil is And another Ancient calleth dauncing a circle whose center is the devil blowing up the fire of concupisence in the hearts both of the actours and spectatours Augustine saith that every caper in the daunce is a leap into a deep jakes No sober man doth daunce saith Cicero And pleased Herod Who was now well heat with wine as an oven Prov. 23. 31 33. for then his eies were apt to behold strange women and his heart to utter perverse things Gula Veneris vestibulum Et Venus in vinis ignis 〈◊〉 igne furit But what a monstrous thing is it to behold green apples on a tree in winter to finde youthfull lusts in old 〈◊〉 goats Verse 7. He promised with an oath He not only swore rashly but confessed himself bound thereby to perform his oath as the Greek word signifieth to give her whatsoever she would ask as Judah did Tamar and as wantons use to do to their sweet-hearts Ask me never so much dowry and gift saith 〈◊〉 and I will give according as ye shall say unto me but give 〈◊〉 the damosell to wife Verse 8. And she being before instructed c. Partus sequitur ventrem the birth follows the belly Here was like mother like daughter neither good bird nor good egge as they say The mother and daughter both had an aking tooth at the Baptist and sought an opportunity to be meet with him which now having gotten they pursued to the utmost The damosell came with haste to the King saith St Mark chap. 6. 25. when once she had her 〈◊〉 as fearing belike she should come too late Such another huswife as this was Dame Alice Pierce concubine to our Edward the third For when as at a Parliament in the fiftieth year of that Kings reigne it was petitioned that the 〈◊〉 of Lancaster the Lord Latimer Chamberlain and this 〈◊〉 Alice might be a moved from Court and the Petition was vehemently urged by their speaker St Peter la Mare this Knight afterwards 〈◊〉 the suit of that impudent woman working upon the Kings impotencies was committed to perpetuall imprisonment at Notingham And another such history we have of one Diana Valentina Mistris

the Gospel for the Pope of Rome and the Councel of Trent do bestirre themselves wonderfully May not we say as much and more now-adaies And sowed tares among the wheat 〈◊〉 it were rendered blasted corn that yeelds nothing better at harvest then 〈◊〉 and chast though it be in all things like the good corn and the contrary appeareth not till towards harvest when the dust is driven away by the winde the chaff cast into the fire Hereby are meant hypocrites and heretikes Qui 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 esse possunt in area non possunt who shall be sifted out one day And went his way As if he had done no such thing Satan hides his cloven 〈◊〉 as much as he can and would seem no other then an angel of light Or abijt idest latuit saith one he went away that is he lurked as his imps use to do under the fair penthouse of zeal and seeming devotion under the broad leaves of formall 〈◊〉 Verse 26. Then appeared the tares also Hypocrites are sure 〈◊〉 or later to be detected All will out at length Sacco solute apparuit argentum When God turns the bottom of the bag upwards their secret sins will appear They shall finde themselves in all evil in the middest of the Congregation and Assembly They that turn aside unto their crooked waies shall be led forth with the workers of iniquity Verse 27. So the servants of the housholder c. Godly Ministers are much vexed at hypocrites and 〈◊〉 hearers So was our Saviour at the Pharisees Mark 3. 5. he looked on them with anger being 〈◊〉 at the hardnesse of their hearts So was Paul at Elymas the sorcerer he set his eies upon him as if he would have looked 〈◊〉 him after which lightning 〈◊〉 that terrible thunder-clap O full of all subtilty c. So was Peter at Simon Magus and S. John at 〈◊〉 I would they were even cut off that trouble you Mihi certè Anxentius nunquam aliud quàm diabolus erit quia Arrianus saith Hilarius who also called Constantius Antichrist Verse 28. Wilt thou then that we go c. This was zeal indeed but rash and unseasonable and is therefore to be moderated by prudence and patience Those two sons of thunder had over quick and hot spirits 〈◊〉 9. 55. Luther confessed before the Emperour at Wormes that in his books against private and particular persons he had been more vehement then his religion and profession required And he that writes the history of the Trent-Councell tells us if we may beleeve him that in Colloquio 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 speaker for the Protestants entring into the matter of the Eucharist spake with such heat that he gave but ill satisfaction to those of his own party so that he was commanded to conclude Zeal should eat us up but not eat up our discretion our moderation Verse 29. Lest whilst ye gather up the tares Those that are now tares hypocrites may become good corn good Christians Iether an Ish 〈◊〉 by nation may prove an Israelite by religion Simon Magus may perhaps have the thoughts of his heart forgiven him In the year 1553. a Priest at Canterbury said Masse on one day and the next day after he came into the Pulpit and desired all the people to forgive him for he said he had betrayed Christ yet not as Iudas did but as Peter and so made a long Sermon against the Masse Verse 20. Binde them in bundles c. This shall be the Angels office at the last day to bundle up swearers with swearers drunkards with drunkards c. that they may suffer together as they have sinned together and pledge one another in that cup of fire and brimstone that shall then be poured down their throats Psal. 11. 6. As in the mean brimstone is here scattered upon their habitation Job 18. 15. every moment ready to take fire if God but lighten upon it with the arrows of his indignation Psal. 18. 14 Verse 31. Is like to a grain of mustard-seed Which soon pierceth the nostrils and brain as Pliny noteth and hurteth the eyes as the very name in Greek importeth But that which our Saviour here observeth and applieth in it is the smallnesse of the seed the greatnesse of the stalk or tree that comes of it and the use of the branches for birds to build in This grain of mustard-seed sowed is the word preached which though it seem small and contemptible proves quick and powerfull Hitherto flee the birds of the ayr Gods elect for shade in prosperity for shelter in adversity Yea as the trees of America but especially of Brasile are so huge that severall families are reported to have lived in severall 〈◊〉 of one tree to such a number as are in some petty village or 〈◊〉 here So is the growth of the Gospel it runs and is glorified 2 Thess 3. 1. as the Jerusalem-Artichoke overruns the ground wheresoever it is planted It was a just wonder how it was carried as on Angels wings over all the world by the preaching of the Apostles at first and now again in the late Reformation by Luther and some few other men of mean rank but of rare successe These were those Angels that 〈◊〉 flying with the 〈◊〉 Gospel no new doctrin as the Adversaries slander it in the middest of heaven or betwixt heaven and earth because their doctrine at first was not so clearly confirmed to others 〈◊〉 so fully 〈◊〉 by themselves Melancthon confesseth Quod 〈◊〉 habemus sc. 〈◊〉 quos 〈◊〉 non 〈◊〉 And Cardinall 〈◊〉 saith the same Melancthon reading the Ansborough-Confession saith that our cause concerning the righteousnesse of faith was stronger in the confirmation then in the confutation of the contrary opinion Quod verum est as he there yeeldeth quia facilius 〈◊〉 in sophisticis quam destruere In Physicis contra But our John Wickliffe long before Luther wrote more then two hundred volumes against the the Pope The Lady Anne wife to K. Richard the second sister to Wence slaus K. of 〈◊〉 by living here was made acquainted with the Gospel Whence also many Bohemians coming hither conveyed 〈◊〉 book into Bohemia whereby a good foundation was laid for a 〈◊〉 Reformation After this were stirred up there by God John Husse and Hierom of Prague who so propagated the 〈◊〉 in that Kingdom that in the year of Christ 1451. the Church of God at Constantinople congratulated to the University of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 happy 〈◊〉 and exhorted them to 〈◊〉 For before the Hussites by the mediation of 〈◊〉 Sophia who 〈◊〉 them had obtained of the King the 〈◊〉 exercise of their Religion 〈◊〉 Bohemia Howbeit soon after this they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 persecution by the Popish party who yet could say no worse of them then this In their lives they are modest in their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in their 〈◊〉 one towards another servent but their 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 and stark naught saith 〈◊〉

for mint signifies also a book of histories because in that one poor herb large stories of Gods wisdom might and love are described unto us In tithing this and other pot-herbs the Pharisees were over and above sollicitous and even superstitious and all for a name So in the year of grace 1435. Capistranus the Minorite being sent into Germany and other countreys by Pope Nicolas to preach obedience to the Sea of Rome gat a great deal of credit and respect to his Doctrine by putting down dicing carding dancing feasting masking enterludes c. although he taught not one syllable of sound doctrine touching Christ and his merits 〈◊〉 of faith patience of hope c. There are both Magnalia 〈◊〉 legis the great and the lesser things of the law both must be looked to Hypocrites are nice in the one but negligent of the other Judgement mercy and faith So of old to those bodily exercises and externall rites so stood upon by the hypocrites in their 〈◊〉 Isaiah opposeth judgement and justice Chap. 1. Hosea opposeth mercy and kindenesse Chap. 4. Zachary opposeth truth and fidelity Chap. 8. as more to be looked after and 〈◊〉 for Verse 24. Which strain at a gnat c. A proverbiall speech warranting the lawfull use of such expressions for illustration of a truth The Greeks have a like proverb to gargle down an image statue or colosse that is to make no bones of a foul fault when matters of lesse moment are much scrupled Saul kept a great stir about eating the flesh with the bloud when he made nothing of shedding innocent bloud Doeg was deteined before the Lord by some voluntary vow belike But better he had been further off for any good he did there The Priests made 〈◊〉 of putting the price of bloud into the treasury Matth. 27 6. who yet made no conscience of imbruing their hands in the innocent bloud of the Lamb of God The Begardi and Beginnae a certain kinde of heretikes Anno 1322. held this mad opinion that a man might here attain to perfection and that having attained to it he might do whatsoever his nature led him to That 〈◊〉 was no sin but to 〈◊〉 a woman was a mortall wickednesse c. Verse 25. Ye make clean the out-side True Ephraimites or rather Canaanites so they are called Hos. 12. 7 8. that is meer naturall men Ezek. 16. 4. the balances of deceit were in their hands they loved to oppresse yet so long as thereby they grew rich they flattered themselves and said In all my labours they shall 〈◊〉 none iniquity in me that were sinne Hypocrites if they can but make fair to the worldward it is enough But as the fish Sepia is bewraied by the black colour which she casteth out to cover her so the hypocrite is convinced by the very shew of godlinesse under which he hoped to have lurked God so discovers his deceitfull courses as that his wickednes is shew'd before the whole Congregation Pro. 26. 26. Verse 26. Cleanse first that which is within God loveth truth in the inwards Psal. 51. 6. O Jerusalem wash thy heart Jer. 4. 14. not thy hands only as Pilate did this breeds constancy and evennesse in all our outward behaviours Iam. 4. 8. Grace and nature both begin at the heart at the center and from thence goes to the circumference Art and hypocrisie begin with the face and outward lineaments Verse 27. Ye are like unto whited Sepulchres The Jews had their vaults or caves for buriall These the wealthier sort would paint garnish beautifie at the mouth or entrance of them And hereunto our Saviour alludeth Intùs Nero foris Cato 〈◊〉 hic ut Piso vivit ut Gallomus c. It was said of the Sarmatians that all their vertue was outward And of Sejanus that he had only a semblance of honesty Intùs summa adipiscendi libido within he was full of extortion and 〈◊〉 Hypocrites seem as gloworms to have both light and heat but touch them and they have neither The AEgyptian temples were beautifull on the out-side when within ye should finde nothing but some serpent or crocodile Apothecaries boxes oft have goodly titles when yet they hold not one dram of any good drug A certain stranger coming on 〈◊〉 unto the Senatours of Rome and colouring his hoary hair and pale cheeks with vermilion hiew a grave Senatour espying the deceit stood up and said What sincerity are we to expect at this mans hands whose locks and looks and lips do lie Think the same of all painted hypocrites Verse 28. But within ye are full c. Fair professours they were but foul sinners not close but grosse hypocrites such as knew themselves to be so like as Ieroboams wife knew her self to be disguised when she went to the Prophet and as the whore that offered sacrifice to cover her whoredom Prov. 7. 14. This hypocrisie goes worthily coupled 〈◊〉 with iniquity It ariseth from secret Atheisme as in Ananias and Saphira that noble pair of hypocrites and paveth a way to the unpardonable sin as in these Pharisees Verse 29. 〈◊〉 build the Tombs c. And lost their cost because they received not their doctrine So do the Papists at this day in their pretended honouring the ancient Saints and Martyrs whose religion and practices they persecute in the true professours How much better Rabus Crispin the French Chronicler 〈◊〉 Fox and others who have raised the Martyrs as so many Phaenices out of their ashes again by recording their holy lives and Christian deaths And how shall Cope and Kemp stink for ever in the nostrils of all good people The former 〈◊〉 fouling so much fair paper in railing at and casting reproach upon the holy Martyrs of the Protestant religion in his sixth dialogue especially The later for disgracing them some few years since excusing the powder traitours at same time in a Sermon at S. Maries in Cambridge Verse 30. If we had been in the daies Either these men grosly dissembled or their hearts greatly deceived them For certainly an Herod and Herodias to Iohn Baptist would have 〈◊〉 an Ahab and Iezabel to Elias But as it was said of Demosthenes that he was excellent at praising the worthy acts of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so at imitating of them In like sort may we say of the 〈◊〉 they could well declaim against their fore-fathers 〈◊〉 but not so well disclaim them They were adversus sua ipsorum 〈◊〉 facundi 〈◊〉 as one speaketh in a like case Shrill accusers of themselves Verse 31. Wherefore ye be witnesses c. Here our Saviour casts all their cost in their teeth as if thereby 〈◊〉 had meant to commend 〈◊〉 fathers curelty in killing the Prophets sith they 〈◊〉 it by persecuting him and his to the death 〈◊〉 is commonly hereditary and runs in the bloud and as we use to say of 〈◊〉 The older it is the stronger as in the

c. See the Note on Job 19. 25. 〈◊〉 afarre off Either out of womanly modesty or 〈◊〉 of faith which when it is in heart is able by its 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to pull the very heart as it were out of hell and with 〈◊〉 and conquest to look even death and the devil in the 〈◊〉 as we see in Anne Askew Alice Driver and other brave women that suffered stoutly for Christ. Verse 56. Among which was Mary Magdalen Love is 〈◊〉 as death good blood will never bely it self Mary also 〈◊〉 mother of Jesus was there sitting with the sword thorow her 〈◊〉 that old Sime on had forehight her See 〈◊〉 19. 26 27. with the Note upon that text Verse 57. A rich man of Arimathaea Not many such ' 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 there are any Ioseph was a counsellour a Senatour one of the 〈◊〉 or seventy Seniours Christ findes friends in the 〈◊〉 tempestuous times and unlikely places as in 〈◊〉 and Neroes court Some good Obadiah or One 〈◊〉 to seek out Paul the prisoner and refresh his bowels Serena the 〈◊〉 wife to Diocletian that bloody persecutour was a Christian and a great friend to the true Religion So was the Lady Anne wife to our King Richard the second a disciple of Wickliffe whose books also she conveyed over into Bohemia her countrey whereby a good foundation was laid for the ensuing Reformation 〈◊〉 of Gaunt shewed himself a great favourer of Wickliffe The like did the Electour of Saxony for Luther George Marquesse of Brandenburg in a meeting of the Emperour and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ausborough zealously professed that he would rather kneel down presently in the presence of them all and yeeld his head to be 〈◊〉 off by the executioner then deny Christ and his Gospel Verse 58. He went to Pilate It was time for him now or never to shew himself and to wax bold Mark 15. 43. The Spaniards they say abhorre dangers never aduenturing upon hard enterprizes but aiming to proceed securely Christs Disciples must speak and do boldly in the Lord 〈◊〉 14. 3. whatever come of it Audendo Graeci pèrvenêre Trojam Alexander never 〈◊〉 any thing but he conceived it might be done and he did it Historians 〈◊〉 most of his successe to his courage and tell us that having a souldier of his own name in his army whom he knew to be a coward he commanded him either to change his name or shew his valour So saith Christ to all 〈◊〉 Iosephs and Nicodemusses either play the men or pretend 〈◊〉 to me Verse 59. He wrapped it in a clean linnen cloth Which 〈◊〉 had bought new for the purpose saith St Mark to his no 〈◊〉 cost for linnen in those daies was precious so that a handkerchief among even the Roman riotours was a rich token as appears out of the Poet. Neither did this rich man loose his cost for he is and shall be famous for it to the worlds 〈◊〉 though 〈◊〉 body be not at leasure to do as Paleottus Archbishop of Binony did who wrot a great book of the shadow of Christs body 〈◊〉 Iosephs new syndon which was also commented upon by 〈◊〉 Professour of Divinity there Verse 60. And laid it in his own new tomb His own 〈◊〉 was now well warmed sweetned and sanctified by our 〈◊〉 body against himself should be laid there as afterwards he 〈◊〉 and probably was too A new tomb it was and fit it should 〈◊〉 for that virgin-body or maiden-corps as one calls it 〈◊〉 and untainted Besides else it might have been suspected 〈◊〉 not Christ but another arose or if he yet not by his own but by anothers vertue like him who revived at the touching of the bones of dead Elisha 2 King 13. Buried our Saviour was 1. 〈◊〉 none might doubt of his death 2. That our sinns might be buried with him 3. That our graves might be prepared and perfumed for us as so many beds of roses or delicious dormitories Isa. 57. 2. He was buried in Calvary to note that he died for the condemned and in a garden to expiate that first sinne committed in the garden and in another mans sepulchre to note that he died for other mens sins as some will have it Helena mother of Constantine the great bestowed great cost in repairing this 〈◊〉 of our Saviour which the Heathens out of hatred to Christ had thrown down and built a temple to Venus on the same ground And Ierusalem that poor ruinous city being governed by one of the Turks Sanzacks is for nothing now more famous then for the sepulchre of our Saviour again repaired and much visited by the superstitious sort of Christians and not unreverenced by the Turks themselves And he rolled a great stone Either for an inscription to the sepulcher or for more safety to the body or that the glory of the resurrection might be the greater or all these together Verse 61. And there 〈◊〉 Mary Magdalen Carefully watching where they laid the Lords body that they might not leave off their kindenesse to him living or dead as she said of 〈◊〉 Ruth 2. 20. Heavy they were as heart could hold yet not hindred thereby from doing their duty to Christ. So Daniel though sick yet did the Kings businesse Even sorrow for sin if it so exceed as to disable us for duty is a sinfull sorrow and must be sorrowed for Verse 62. Now the next day that followed That is on that high-day that double Sabbath they that had so oft quarreld Christ for curing on the Sabbath request a servile work to be done of securing and sealing up the sepulcher It is a common proverb Mortui non mordent Dead men bite not But here Christ though dead and buried bites and beats hard upon these evil mens consciences They could not rest the whole night afore for fear he should get out of the grave some way and so create them 〈◊〉 trouble Scipio appointed his sepulcher to be so placed as his image standing upon it might look directly toward Africa that being dead he might still be a terrour to the Carthaginians And 〈◊〉 an ancient King of this Iland commanded his dead body to be embalmed and put into a brazen image and so set upon a brazen horse over Ludgate for a terrour to 〈◊〉 Saxons It is well known that Zisca that brave Bohemian charged his Taborites to flea his corps and head a drum with his skin the sound whereof as oft as the enemies heard they should be appaled and put to flight And our Edward the first adjured his son and Nobles that if he died in his journey into Scotland they should carry his corps about with them and not suffer it to be interred till they had vanquished the Usurper and subdued the countrey Something like to this the Prophet Isaiah foretelleth of our Saviour and we see it here accomplished when he saith In that day the root of Jesse shall stand up for an 〈◊〉 to the people and even