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B10232	A literal explanation of the Acts of the holy apostles. Written in Latine by C.M. Du Veil ... Now translated into English out of a copy carefully reviewed and corrected by the author. To which is added a translation of a learned dissertation about baptism for the dead, I Cor. 15.29. Written in Latine by the famous Fridericus Spannemius Filius.	Veil, Charles-Marie de, 1630-1685.; Spanheim, Friedrich, 1632-1701.	1685 (1685)	Wing V178A; ESTC R185936	533,973	812

and Julias in Ituraea situated beyond Jordan with fourteen Villages conterminous to it Jos 20 Ant. 5. Eusebius in his Chronicle declareth that this Agrippa reigned 26 years to whom all Chronologers give credit But Eusebius commited two mistakes First in that he saith that Agrippa the younger reigned immediately after his Fathers decease contrary to what Josephus asserts 19 Ant. 7. And also in that he is of opinion that the Kingdom of this Agrippa ended together with the miserable destruction of Jerusalem As if because 26 years intervened between the beginning of the same King and the overthrow of Jerusalem the King himself had been also destroyed together with the Temple and City But saith the Renowned Scaliger that Agrippa the younger died in the third year of Trajan Num. MMCXVI of Eusebius's Chronicle as Justus of Tiberias testified who presented his Chronological Works to King Agrippa himself None therefore could more certainly pronounce about this Kings Death than he who dedicated his Work to him Phocius saith of Justus of Tiberias He beginneth his History from Moses and continueth it even to the exit of Agrippa the seventh of Herod 's Family and last of the Jewish Kings Who received his Kingdom under Claudius encreased it under Nero and further under Vespasian But he died in the third Year of Trajan at which time his History likewise concludes But there was no cause saith the same Scaliger why Eusebius should limit the Kingdom of Agrippa the younger with the Destruction of Jerusalem For neither was he King of Jerusalem nor had he any Authority over any part of the Tetrarchy of Archelaus For Caesar 's Procurator was always sent to the Patrimony of Archelaus and Jerusalem who was called Epistropus of Judea Thus Joseph Scaliger in his Animadversious on Eusebius's Chronicle With whom notwithstanding the most renowned Scultetus cannot agree in this that he says That there was always a Procurator sent to the Patrimony of Archelaus and Jerusalem For when Agrippa the Elder reigned and governed Judea it self he is of opinion that the Jews payed Tribute not to the Romans but to their own King nor that any Procurator came from Rome to Jerusalem The same Scaliger on Euscbius Num. MMLXXXVI Agrippa the younger the seventh and last of the Kings of the Race of Herod lived 30 years after the Destruction of Jerusalem his Kingdom continuing safe which he possessed 26 years and encreased by the accession of some Towns through the favour of Vespasian So far was the Fortune of Jerusalem from causing any alteration in his Kingdom What therefore did Eusebius mean Whether that after the Destruction of Jerusalem Agrippa continued in the Station of a private Person or that he was destroyed together with Jerusalem But these things are both already confuted as also they are with this Coin ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΙΟΥΔΑΙΑϹ ΕΑΛΩΚΙΑϹ ΕΤΕΙ ΚΑ. ΑΓΡΙΠΠ Agrippa remained King after Judaea was taken Elsewhere it is ΕΤΟΥΣ Κς. Eusebius has licentiouslly enough indulged himself in this Fiction But both the Ancient and Modern Jews are mistaken who say that their Power of Judgment was taken away from them by the Romans 40 years before the Destruction of Jerusalem that is in the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar Which is ridiculous For this befell them 61 years before the burning of the Temple about the time that Archelaus was banished to Vienna Whence is that It is not lawful for us to kill any Man For Caesar 's Governor or Procurator devolving all the Power on himself left very few things and those of very small moment to the Consistory of the Jews with these moreover which belonged to their Laws Rites Ceremonies and Songs And Bernice Sister German to King Agrippa the younger Widow of Herod King of Chalcis her Uncle When a rumour went abroad that she lay carnally with her Brother German Agrippa she advised Polemon King of Cilicia that he would first be circumcised and then marry her thinking that in so doing she would make it appear to be a Lye Nor did Polemon deny her being especially induced thereto by her riches yet that Marriage was not of long continuance by reason of intemperance as it is said Bernice departing from him Who presently after he was deserted by his Wife deserted the Jewish Religion Joseph 20 Ant. 5. The same Bernice or Berenice or Beronice Joseph 2. Bell. Jud. 15. came to Jerusalem barefooted and her Head shaven to pay her Vow to God for her safety Juvenal Sat. 20. And the Rich Diamond that fairer showed On Berenices finger this bestowed The barbarous Agrippa he to his Incestuous Sister once presented this Where barefoot Kings the sacred Sabbath hold And ancient Pity lets the Hogs grow old Came down Gr. came unto as it is in English Caesarea to salute Festus That they might pay their Respects to the new Governor or Procurator For those who depended on the Roman Emperors as Vassals they officiously insinuated themselves into the Favour of the Roman Procurators 14. Had been there That is Agrippa and Bernice had tarried at Caesarea Vnto the King Agrippa Declared Paul 's Cause That is He related in order all Paul's concern in what case it was Desiring against him As if guilty of a Notorious Crime Judgment Without telling the cause why Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sentence that is a Juridical Condemnation as appears by Festus's Answer subjoyned to it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith Ribera on Hos 13. is a Law-term and signifieth a cause which is pleaded before the Judge and Decree of the judge and right or an Action to do or ask any thing and the Punishment which is inflicted which also the Latins sometimes call dica using a Greek Word for one of their own Some Greek Copies instead of this simple Word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 have the Compound 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies Condemnation 16. It is not the manner of the Romans Like to Barbarous Cruelty or Tyrannical Impotency as Apuleius speaketh To deliver any one to die In the Greek it is To gratifie one with anothers Destruction to wit at the request of any 17. When therefore they were come The Elders of the Jews intending to prosecute Paul with all severity Hither To Caesarea I Sate on the Judgment Seat To give Judgment I Commanded the Man to be brought forth To wit Paul who was in Prison 18. When they stood up Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 standing that is when they stood before the Judgment Seat They brought none As if he had said I suspected that they should lay some heinous Wickedness to Paul's charge but they had nothing to say against him but some frivolous things I know not what concerning their own Superstition Gallio Deputy of Achaia spoke to the same purpose in Paul's cause when he was accused by the Jews above c. 18. v. 14. 19. Of their own To wit Jewish Superstition Superstition is a vain and ridiculous Worship of God as also an anxious and

Jesus whom he preached is this Messias foretold by the Prophets seeing all that the Prophets foretold of his terrible Sufferings bitter Afflictions ignominious Death and glorious Resurrection are by the event found fitly to quadrat in him alone Whoever sights for Christ sake against Hereticks useth this method of Paul's he threatens with heavenly Weapons he draws up a Scripture-Army with these Swords he forces Hereticks to their Duty with these Crosses and Torments he subdues and breaks their hardness saith the Learned Nic. Rigaltius our Country-man upon Tert. Scorp Cap. 2. And that this Jesus whom I Preach unto you is Christ That is See below v. 17. Ch. 26.9 above Ch. 5.39 that Messias of whom the Prophets foretold that being put to an ignominious Death he would rise again Whom I Preach unto you The discourse passeth from an oblique Person to direct as it is frequent in any Author and especially in sacred Writers 4. And some of them Of the Jews who were present at the disputes which Paul had in the Thessalonican Synagogue Believed To wit that Jesus is the Messias promised in the Law and in the Prophets who would save such as believed in him from their Sins And consorted with Paul and Silas There is in the word in the Greek somewhat more meant saith Grotius and it signifies that they were wholly addicted to Paul and Silas as things hereditary among the Jews Lucan useth this verb Aristides also useth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for the same And of the devout Greeks That is such as were Gentiles by birth who having forsaken vain Idols imbraced the worship of the true God before the Gospel was preached to them A great Maltitude It seems to point out that few of those who were Jews by birth but many of the Gentiles who formerly deserted Gentilisme and went over to the Jewish Religion were converted to Christ And of the chief Women Of the chief men of the Cities Wives who of Heathens were made Proselytes as were also their husbands 5. Moved with envy c. As much as to say But the Jews who were most obstinate in opposing the Gospel Preached by Paul and Silas being inraged to see it believed by so great a multitude and having got together most wicked Scoffers and such as were given up to all kind of wickedness stirred up the People in Companies against Paul and Silas and having beset Jason's house who took them in to lodge with him tumultuously endeavoured to draw them out thence and to expose them to the fury of the incensed rabble to be by them killed and torn in pieces Certain lew'd followers of the baser sort The word in the Original signifies certain Juglers Tacitus calls those Jugglers a base rabble frequenting the Games and Theaters Cicero the dreggs and mire of the City Apuleius the homely dreggs of the mean People Horace a Dreg that is born where the common People resort and almost in the Market-place Livius a Market faction Plautus Buffoons which he thus paints out in these words Indeed there is nothing more sottish nor dultish nor more lying nor more tatling nor more bold in speaking nor more perjured than those busie homebred Citizens which they call Buffoons Lewd To wit such as delighted in all mischief and wickedness And gathered a Company That is And having gathered together the multitude of the rabble And assaulted the house of Jason That is they beset the house of Jason a Citizen of Thessalonica with whom Paul and Silas lodged Some think this Jason to be the same with him mentioned Rom. 16.10 though he then dwelt at Corinth And sought That is they endeavoured with all their might To bring them out to the People That is in sight of the People that in their rage they might tear them to pieces 6. And when they found them not To wit Paul and Silas And certain Brethren In Christ that is Christians To the Rulers of the City That is to the Magistrates of Thessalonica Crying Like Jangling fellows in a Court whose custom is to fill the Court with bawling and cryes even to hoarsness to deafen the Judges ears Lib. 1. de orat Hence Cicero calls them both baulers and outcryers We seek not for I do not know what Lawyer nor Bauler nor Jangler in this our discourse And Lib. 3 de orator he saith of Pericles But no bauler hath taught him to bark out his hour Lib. 12. Instit Quintillian also calls them Barkers Above all things that modesty perisheth which brings Authority and Belief to an Orator if he of a good man become a Jangler and a Barker These that have turned the World upside-down are come hither also As much as to say These vagabonds who by introducing their new Religion stir up Sedition in every Nation are also come to this City of Thessalonica to the end they may trouble us who are at peace with their new Doctrines Well saith Calvin This is the State of the Gospel to have these Vproars which Satan raiseth by opposing it imputed to it This also is the maliciousness of Christs Enemies to lay the blame of Tumults upon holy and modest teachers which they themselves have procured Certainly the Gospel is not preached to this end to stir up men to strifes among themselves but rather that it may keep them in peace being reconciled to God When Christ Liberally invites us there to come unto him Satan and the wicked rage therefore Paul and Silas might easily have defended themselves but it was requisite for them to undergo this false slander for a time and so long as they were not heard silently to pass it by And the Lord by their example meant to teach us not to give place to slanders or false reports but rather to stand stout in asserting the truth being content to be evil spoken off for what was well done Therefore away with the perverse wisdom of some who to escape false slanders stand not to betray Christ and his Gospel by their treacherous moderation as if their good name were more precious than Pauls and such like yea than the sacred name of God which is not free from Blasphemies 7. Whom Jason hath received That is Jason their Favourer hath received them to his house And these all do contrary to the Decrees of Caesar The People of Rome and afterward the Caesar who transferred to themselves the Government of the People of Rome suffered none in the Provinces subject to their Government of which Macedonia at that time was one to be called King without their own sermission A great and Odious Crime saith 〈…〉 too impudently forged Paul and Silas sought to ●rect the Kingdom of Christ which is spiritual the Jews knew well that this might be done without any injury to the Rom●n ●●rpire They knew that they meant nothing less than to overthrow the publick State or to deprive Caesar of his Authority the Jews therefore maliciously catch 〈◊〉 this preceive

that they might procure hatred to these Innovents The Macedonians had no such respect for Religion much less for the Jewish that for its cause they should forthwith drag Persons unknown to the slaughter the Jews then catch at the pretence of Treason to oppress these Innocents with the Odiousness of that Crime alone Neither doth Satan cease to this day to spread such mists before mens dazled eyes The Papists know very well and are sufficiently convinced before God that it is more than false which they lay to our charge That we overthrow all Civil Government that Laws and Judgments are taken away that the Power of Kings is subverted by us And yet they are not ashamed to the end they may make the whole World to hate us falsly to report us to be Enemies to publick Order For we must note that the Jews not only alledge that Caesar's Commands were violated because Paul and Silas durst presume to innovate somewhat in Religion but because they said there was another King This crime was altogether forged Moreover if at any time Religion force us to resist tyrannical Edicts which forbid us to give due honour to Christ and due worship to God we may then justly say for our selves that we do not violate the Power of Kings For they are not so exalted that they may endeavour like Gyants to pull God out of his Throne That excuse of Daniels was true that he had not offended the King while yet he obeyed not his wicked Commandment neither had injured mortal Man because he had preferred God to him So let us faithfully pay to Princes their Tributes let us be ready to any Civil Obedience but if not content with that degree they would pluck out of our hands the Fear and Worship of God there is no reason why any should say we despise them because we make more account of the Power and Majesty of God King To wit of all humane kind For saith Grotius the Christians called Jesus Lord which frequently occurrs in this Book most frequently in Pauls Epistles But this word in the Greek is the same with that that is rendred King Rev. 1.8.15.3.17.14 Another King To wit ●●n Caesar Who saith the same Grotius called himself Lord of the World 8. And they troubled As much as to say By these false accusations against Paul and Silas they both raised a suspicion in the People who were gathered together in the Court and in the Magistrates before whom they were accused 9. And. This Particule which otherwise is a Copulative is here taken for the Adversative Particule but as it is often elsewhere When they had taken Security That Paul and Silas should appear in Judgement when ever it should be needful Of Jason Paul and Silas's Host And of the others Christians to wit who v. 6. together with Jason were drawn before the Magistrates of Thessalonica They let them go That is suffered them to go free 10. But the Brethren That is the Christians who lived in Thessalonica Immediately Lest the incensed People stirred up by the perverse Jews should use Violence and Force upon Paul and Silas Sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beraea That is in a Clandestine way having taken the advantage of the darkness they led and accompanied them out of the City that they might pass to another City of Macedonia called Beraea The Macedonick Beraea lyeth betwixt Thessalonica and the Candavian Hills which divide Illyria from Macedonia near the River Lydia in the Region of Emathia This City is now commonly called Veria for so do the present Greeks pronounce it The Turks call it Boor 4 Nat. hist 10. as Leunclavius saith Plinius among the Cities of Macedonia reckons Pella in the first place the Country of Philip and Alexander the Great Kings of the Macedonians secondly Beraea Who. Paul and Silas Coming thither To Beraea Went into the Synagogue of the Jews To try if they could convert any of the Beraean Jews to Christ 11. These The Jews dwelling in Beraea Were more noble then those in Thessalonica That is they surpassed the Thessalonians in excellency of Disposition and Nobleness of Mind In that they The Jews of Beraea Received the word of God with all readiness That is with bended ears and ready minds they attended the Gospel Preached by Paul And searched the Scriptures daily That is searching out most diligently the meaning of those things which were foretold of Christ in the Law and in the Prophets Whether these things were so That is that they might see through it whether what was Preached by Paul concerning Jesus did agree with the written Oracles of Moses and the Prophets concerning the Messias Yea as Cyril Bishop of Jerusalem saith excellently Catech. 4. nothing of the Divine and holy Mysteries of Faith ought to be delivered by Guess without Scripture Authority nor be spoken upon meer probability and dress of Words Hence it is clear against the Papists that there is no blind obedience owing to the Pastors of the Church but that they indeed are to be esteemed noble among Christians who diligently examin by the Testimony of the Holy Scripture what ever is Preached by their Pastors We pretend to no blind obedience due to Church-mens directions and account them nohle Christians who search and try all they say by that test of the Scriptures saith that Man of a most solid Judgment and in defending the Principles of the Orthodox Faith against Popery and Irreligion short of none the most Religious and most Learned Gilbert Burnet Doctor of Divinity In his excellent Book entitled the Mystery of iniquity unvailed to whose large Charity to the Poor and Strangers I profess myself greatly indebted 12. Therefore many of them Believed As much as to say But when the Jews of Beraea had by this Scrutiny of the Scriptures discovered the most marvellous Harmony and Agreement of Paul's Doctrine with the Prophesies of Moses and the Prophets a great many more of them believed the Gospel Preached by Paul and acknowledged Jesus to be the Messias promised in the Law and in the Prophets than of the Thessalonians born Jews And also of honourable Women c. As much as to say Yea and very many honest and respected Ethnicks of both Sexes at Beraea believed in Jesus Christ 13. The Jews Obstinately resisting the Word of God or the Gospel Preached by Paul And stirred up the People Against Paul at Beraea 14. And then immediately c. As much as to say But the Christians at Beraea that Paul might be delivered from the snares of the unbelieving Thessalonian Jews took care to convey him to the Sea Coast entring into a Ship as if he were to sail from these Regions while Timothy and Silas abode at Beraea that they confirm in the Faith these who were newly converted But what Luke did or where he was at that time since he himself is silent is rash to conjecture To go as it were to the Sea The Syrian