he_o do_v address_v himself_o to_o jerusalem_n not_o come_v at_o ephesus_n but_o sail_v by_o it_o as_o we_o see_v act_n 20.17_o 20.17_o act._n 20.17_o he_o purpose_v to_o sail_v into_o asia_n but_o not_o to_o come_v at_o ephesus_n but_o to_o sail_v by_o it_o and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o miletus_n which_o be_v about_o three_o or_o four_o league_n from_o ephesus_n he_o stay_v there_o because_o it_o be_v a_o place_n that_o be_v more_o private_a and_o because_o the_o jew_n can_v not_o so_o soon_o have_v intelligence_n that_o he_o be_v there_o from_o thence_o he_o send_v a_o boat_n to_o ephesus_n to_o entreat_v the_o elder_n and_o seniors_n to_o come_v thither_o to_o he_o and_o in_o act_n 20._o we_o read_v of_o his_o converse_v with_o they_o they_o take_v the_o communion_n together_o and_o he_o give_v they_o notice_n and_o knowledge_n that_o there_o be_v wolf_n creep_v into_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o he_o tell_v they_o also_o what_o their_o duty_n be_v to_o watch_v as_o good_a bishop_n as_o good_a pastor_n to_o the_o flock_n over_o which_o christ_n have_v make_v they_o overseer_n and_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o see_v his_o face_n any_o more_o so_o this_o be_v the_o last_o journey_n that_o ever_o s._n paul_n have_v in_o the_o world_n for_o go_v from_o philippi_n he_o sail_v by_o ephesus_n he_o come_v not_o at_o it_o and_o from_o ephesus_n that_o be_v from_o the_o part_n about_o ephesus_n he_o go_v along_o to_o tyre_n and_o from_o thence_o he_o come_v to_o caesarea_n and_o from_o caesarea_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o when_o he_o come_v thither_o he_o enter_v into_o a_o vow_n according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o apostle_n s_o james_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o elder_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o the_o jew_n set_v upon_o he_o and_o take_v he_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o bar_n and_o there_o he_o make_v three_o or_o four_o apology_n for_o himself_o and_o when_o he_o see_v that_o they_o be_v cruel_o and_o bloody_o set_v to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n he_o appeal_v from_o they_o to_o caesar_n the_o emperor_n at_o rome_n be_v very_o near_o 2000_o mile_n off_o and_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o save_v his_o life_n from_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o gain_v many_o people_n in_o rome_n and_o in_o caesar_n house_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o s._n paul_n be_v henceforth_o a_o prisoner_n but_o the_o word_n god_n be_v not_o bind_v but_o that_o run_v swift_o and_o win_v many_o to_o the_o credit_n and_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n howbeit_o he_o be_v in_o bond_n and_o be_v a_o prisoner_n he_o can_v not_o take_v his_o scope_n to_o see_v the_o country_n as_o before_o but_o he_o lie_v a_o prisoner_n in_o rome_n until_o the_o last_o year_n of_o nero_n nero._n paul_n behead_v in_o the_o lâ—st_o year_n of_o nero._n in_o which_o time_n he_o be_v behead_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o emperor_n nero_n as_o all_o historian_n agree_v so_o much_o of_o that_o point_n i_o will_v stay_v at_o ephesus_n that_o be_v if_o god_n give_v i_o that_o i_o have_v purpose_v that_o it_o may_v be_v effect_v that_o i_o shall_v get_v to_o ephesus_n and_o have_v liberty_n and_o scope_n peaceable_o to_o be_v there_o i_o will_v stay_v there_o till_o i_o can_v get_v a_o convenient_a opportunity_n to_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v there_o about_o pentecost_n but_o because_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o hear_v of_o another_o thing_n that_o the_o jew_n have_v lay_v wait_n for_o he_o that_o they_o have_v beset_v the_o creek_n and_o port_n about_o corinth_n and_o other_o part_n of_o greece_n and_o that_o they_o have_v enter_v into_o ephesus_n and_o into_o divers_a strong_a part_n of_o asia_n where_o they_o think_v that_o s._n paul_n will_v go_v by_o land_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n take_v that_o mean_n that_o god_n have_v set_v apart_o and_o defeat_v they_o and_o come_v not_o at_o ephesus_n but_o go_v away_o by_o sea_n and_o come_v safe_a to_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o offer_v up_o his_o last_o service_n to_o god_n i_o mean_v the_o service_n to_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v the_o gift_n and_o contribution_n which_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n send_v and_o he_o stand_v a_o true_a professor_n of_o the_o faith_n before_o felix_n and_o before_o festus_n and_o before_o the_o precedent_n and_o before_o bernice_n and_o before_o herod_n and_o after_o that_o he_o be_v cast_v in_o prison_n he_o be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o send_v by_o a_o captain_n to_o rome_n to_o the_o emperor_n now_o for_o the_o place_n where_o he_o say_v he_o will_v abide_v we_o be_v a_o little_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o i_o will_v stay_v at_o ephesus_n this_o ephesus_n which_o at_o this_o day_n be_v call_v fesome_a what_o ephesus_z what_o a_o city_n in_o turkey_n in_o euonia_n in_o the_o lesser_a asia_n which_o be_v water_v with_o the_o river_n catristell_n it_o be_v a_o famous_a and_o noble_a place_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o great_a riches_n and_o the_o great_a concourse_n of_o all_o navigator_n and_o merchant_n thither_o it_o be_v famous_a also_o for_o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n which_o although_o it_o be_v burn_v before_o by_o that_o wicked_a imp_n diostrotus_n yet_o it_o be_v re-edify_v again_o by_o the_o king_n of_o asia_n and_o be_v make_v the_o goodly_a place_n in_o the_o world_n where_o there_o be_v also_o the_o shrine_n of_o jupiter_n and_o the_o shrine_n of_o diana_n which_o come_v from_o heaven_n as_o the_o vain_a inhabitant_n imagine_v this_o place_n be_v famous_a for_o witchcraft_n and_o they_o have_v also_o certain_a letter_n whereby_o they_o can_v bind_v and_o loose_a and_o he_o that_o have_v those_o letter_n about_o he_o they_o think_v he_o able_a to_o work_v wonder_n wheresoever_o he_o go_v in_o sum_n this_o ephesus_n be_v a_o place_n where_o the_o devil_n have_v set_v his_o throne_n by_o magic_n and_o by_o all_o kind_n of_o licentiousness_n and_o looseness_n by_o most_o abominable_a idolatry_n great_a be_v diana_n of_o the_o ephesian_n great_a be_v diana_n of_o the_o ephesian_n the_o devil_n have_v not_o such_o a_o court_n again_o under_o heaven_n as_o he_o have_v there_o for_o near_o unto_o it_o be_v the_o oracle_n branchyde_v branchyde_v branchyde_v which_o be_v the_o great_a wonder_n one_o of_o they_o in_o the_o world_n that_o the_o devil_n shall_v foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v speak_v out_o of_o a_o stone_n and_o although_o that_o at_o delphos_n delphos_n delphos_n in_o grecia_n be_v more_o famous_a because_o the_o grecian_n be_v much_o enamour_a of_o their_o own_o land_n yet_o the_o oracle_n of_o branchyde_v be_v more_o true_a and_o infallible_a in_o the_o prediction_n of_o event_n then_o the_o other_o be_v such_o a_o place_n be_v this_o which_o the_o apostle_n paul_n have_v a_o purpose_n to_o abide_v in_o for_o indeed_o as_o chrysostome_n chrysost_n chrysost_n well_o observe_v there_o be_v no_o such_o foot_n for_o christ_n as_o where_o the_o devil_n have_v make_v his_o stay_n before_o for_o when_o the_o strong_a man_n keep_v the_o house_n all_o thing_n be_v in_o quiet_a the_o devil_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o strong_a man_n all_o thing_n be_v in_o quiet_a at_o ephesus_n and_o there_o be_v never_o any_o uproar_n till_o s._n paul_n come_v there_o and_o when_o he_o come_v once_o to_o conjure_v the_o conjurer_n and_o to_o over-rule_v the_o devil_n and_o to_o pull_v down_o the_o shrine_n and_o image_n and_o to_o make_v diana_n and_o the_o silversmith_n that_o wrought_v about_o she_o to_o be_v of_o little_a account_n then_o all_o the_o city_n be_v in_o a_o stir_n and_o in_o a_o uproar_n so_o here_o we_o see_v the_o singular_a spirit_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o spirit_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o all_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o settle_v themselves_o where_o the_o devil_n be_v most_o rampant_a and_o rage_a and_o not_o to_o fear_v danger_n not_o to_o fear_v his_o cleave_a foot_n but_o to_o settle_v themselves_o in_o his_o habitation_n that_o the_o strong_a man_n may_v cast_v out_o the_o strong_a man_n for_o as_o christ_n say_v when_o the_o strong_a man_n possess_v the_o house_n all_o thing_n be_v quiet_a but_o when_o a_o strong_a than_o he_o come_v he_o disrobe_v he_o he_o put_v he_o out_o of_o his_o harness_n and_o he_o bind_v he_o and_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o his_o house_n and_o so_o take_v the_o house_n into_o his_o own_o possession_n so_o much_o of_o that_o of_o the_o place_n now_o for_o the_o time_n how_o long_o he_o will_v stay_v time_n part_n 2._o the_o time_n that_o be_v till_o pentecost_n that_o be_v i_o will_v stay_v there_o that_o i_o may_v have_v day_n enough_o to_o sail_v to_o and_o arrive_v at_o jerusalem_n by_o they_o
no_o other_o noise_n nor_o voice_n ring_v among_o they_o but_o victory_n victory_n and_o though_o they_o lose_v many_o man_n that_o be_v slay_v and_o hear_v of_o the_o death_n of_o many_o of_o their_o friend_n yet_o they_o be_v content_a to_o offer_v the_o life_n of_o their_o friend_n in_o that_o common_a sacrifice_n so_o the_o victory_n may_v be_v pronounce_v among_o they_o so_o we_o read_v of_o rome_n and_o athens_n and_o especial_o of_o carthage_n for_o the_o news_n of_o a_o victory_n that_o they_o have_v over_o the_o roman_n they_o do_v nothing_o for_o a_o whole_a month_n together_o but_o go_v with_o garland_n on_o their_o head_n and_o celebrate_v festival_n as_o man_n with_o exceed_a joy_n transport_v out_o of_o themselves_o for_o this_o purpose_n also_o the_o great_a conqueror_n call_v many_o city_n after_o that_o name_n by_o the_o name_n of_o victory_n as_o the_o city_n of_o nice_a where_o the_o first_o counsel_n be_v keep_v it_o signify_v victory_n and_o nicosia-stratonica_n and_o verturia_n thessalonica_n and_o many_o other_o city_n have_v their_o name_n give_v they_o of_o their_o victory_n and_o the_o great_a captain_n will_v call_v themselves_o nicanor_n and_o by_o the_o like_a name_n victorious_a man_n and_o those_o that_o bear_v the_o victory_n they_o still_o wear_v garland_n which_o be_v always_o green_a because_o they_o will_v have_v their_o name_n and_o conquest_n never_o to_o wax_v old_a but_o be_v always_o green_a therefore_o they_o have_v their_o garland_n of_o laurel_n so_o we_o see_v how_o the_o world_n use_v to_o be_v have_v themselves_o in_o victory_n how_o they_o be_v never_o daunt_v with_o any_o thing_n nor_o grieve_v with_o any_o thing_n if_o they_o may_v have_v the_o victory_n they_o be_v content_a to_o lose_v the_o life_n of_o their_o best_a friend_n this_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o apply_v these_o thing_n in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n to_o be_v as_o wise_a in_o our_o generation_n as_o the_o world_n be_v in_o their_o generation_n we_o be_v so_o desirous_a of_o victory_n and_o so_o desperate_a for_o it_o that_o we_o will_v have_v give_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o it_o we_o will_v have_v give_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o our_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o soul_n thousand_o of_o ram_n and_o ten_o thousand_o river_n of_o oil_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v victor_n of_o this_o grisly_a monster_n but_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v it_o nay_o rather_o than_o we_o will_v not_o have_v the_o victory_n we_o be_v content_a to_o lose_v the_o life_n of_o our_o chieftain_n christ_n jesus_n who_o sleep_v in_o death_n that_o we_o may_v ever_o wake_v unto_o life_n eternal_a we_o be_v content_a that_o he_o shall_v die_v for_o we_o and_o the_o hand_n of_o we_o all_o be_v in_o his_o blood_n we_o be_v content_a that_o he_o shall_v die_v that_o death_n by_o he_o may_v be_v swallow_v up_o into_o victory_n let_v we_o therefore_o entertain_v this_o glorious_a motion_n into_o our_o soul_n let_v we_o lift_v up_o our_o head_n with_o melody_n to_o god_n let_v we_o know_v that_o nothing_o can_v make_v against_o we_o now_o because_o we_o have_v the_o victory_n a_o constant_a and_o perfect_a victory_n where_o there_o be_v no_o enemy_n reside_v or_o remain_v the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n have_v but_o half_a victory_n the_o enemy_n run_v away_o from_o they_o and_o come_v and_o make_v head_n again_o and_o come_v the_o next_o year_n with_o a_o great_a force_n but_o god_n when_o he_o get_v a_o victory_n he_o lead_v captivity_n captive_a he_o leave_v no_o possibility_n of_o rise_v again_o but_o he_o strike_v to_o the_o main_a he_o strike_v the_o adversary_n to_o the_o heart_n he_o cut_v off_o stub_n and_o stock_n of_o all_o likelihood_n and_o probability_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v any_o fear_n of_o it_o afterward_o he_o take_v away_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o so_o he_o make_v a_o absolute_a victory_n insultation_n the_o insultation_n now_o follow_v the_o insultation_n whereunto_o god_n will_v raise_v a_o christian_n man_v heart_n oh_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n oh_o hell_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n these_o word_n that_o be_v in_o the_o vocative_n case_n in_o the_o apostle_n write_v in_o the_o prophet_n be_v in_o the_o accusative_a i_o will_v be_v death_n unto_o death_n and_o i_o will_v be_v destruction_n against_o hell_n here_o the_o apostle_n understand_v the_o purpose_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n teach_v we_o not_o too_o much_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o to_o the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n he_o take_v out_o these_o two_o he_o single_v they_o out_o and_o set_v they_o down_o in_o the_o constancy_n of_o his_o spirit_n as_o though_o they_o be_v two_o personate_a enemy_n death_n and_o hell_n that_o be_v death_n and_o the_o grave_n for_o he_o speak_v here_o of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a of_o such_o as_o be_v dead_a in_o christ_n and_o they_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o hell_n therefore_o although_o the_o word_n be_v translate_v sheol_n hell_n yet_o it_o be_v here_o take_v for_o the_o grave_n only_o whereunto_o the_o godly_a go_v as_o well_o as_o the_o ungodly_a to_o hell_n go_v not_o the_o godly_a but_o the_o ungodly_a they_o go_v to_o the_o grave_n which_o be_v the_o common_a receptacle_n of_o all_o and_o it_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o misery_n and_o mischief_n that_o after_o a_o man_n have_v lose_v his_o ability_n when_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o life_n and_o power_n when_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o colour_n and_o glory_n and_o perfection_n to_o be_v thrust_v down_o as_o a_o brute_n beast_n into_o a_o pit_n and_o to_o lie_v there_o and_o rot_v and_o putrify_v therefore_o because_o these_o two_o be_v the_o most_o shameful_a enemy_n the_o one_o to_o rid_v a_o man_n body_n of_o the_o precious_a soul_n that_o be_v in_o it_o and_o the_o other_o to_o bring_v upon_o he_o the_o most_o foul_a and_o beastly_a condition_n of_o rottenness_n the_o apostle_n single_v they_o both_o out_o and_o insult_v upon_o they_o as_o upon_o dead_a captain_n as_o upon_o they_o that_o be_v not_o able_a any_o more_o to_o strike_v a_o stroke_n but_o lie_v devoid_a of_o all_o power_n and_o upon_o their_o head_n he_o bring_v forth_o this_o insult_a sentence_n oh_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n oh_o hell_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n oh_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n thou_o that_o have_v sting_v all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n as_o we_o know_v death_n be_v paint_v with_o a_o dart_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o sting_v and_o to_o strike_v to_o the_o heart_n to_o deprive_v man_n of_o their_o life_n to_o take_v away_o the_o heart_n blood_n of_o man_n thou_o that_o stinge_a man_n with_o sickness_n and_o take_v away_o their_o vital_a spirit_n oh_o death_n now_o thy_o sting_n be_v dull_v it_o be_v break_v in_o piece_n it_o have_v no_o edge_n it_o have_v no_o point_n it_o can_v effect_v nothing_o further_o and_o thou_o grave_n which_o waste_v wont_a to_o have_v the_o victory_n which_o waste_v wont_a to_o be_v so_o victorious_a as_o to_o make_v the_o fair_a face_a dame_n and_o the_o goodly_a beauty_n in_o the_o world_n to_o bring_v to_o dust_n and_o ash_n to_o beat_v a_o man_n to_o powder_n to_o bring_v a_o man_n to_o dust_n which_o be_v the_o great_a victory_n that_o can_v be_v to_o drive_v a_o man_n to_o dust_n thou_o that_o be_v so_o absolute_a a_o victor_n where_o be_v now_o thy_o glory_n and_o victory_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v it_o be_v not_o where_o it_o be_v altogether_o vanish_v away_o there_o be_v no_o appearance_n nor_o any_o more_o power_n nor_o life_n in_o thou_o to_o work_v death_n we_o be_v secure_v from_o thou_o for_o ever_o we_o be_v free_v from_o thy_o sting_n that_o thou_o shall_v no_o more_o strike_v we_o to_o death_n with_o thy_o dart_n and_o thou_o grave_n thy_o victory_n to_o turn_v we_o to_o dust_n be_v nothing_o all_o these_o be_v take_v out_o of_o thy_o hand_n for_o ever_o so_o this_o be_v the_o glorious_a triumphant_a song_n which_o the_o church_n of_o god_n have_v ever_o sing_v over_o this_o conqueror_n there_o be_v two_o enemy_n that_o fight_v a_o strange_a duel_n that_o be_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o death_n of_o nature_n the_o leader_n of_o the_o victorious_a army_n die_v yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o live_v for_o ever_o the_o leader_n of_o the_o conquer_a and_o banish_a army_n kill_v he_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o die_v for_o ever_o for_o so_o according_a to_o heb._n 2.14_o 2.14_o heb._n 2.14_o the_o lord_n appoint_v that_o by_o death_n the_o lord_n christ_n shall_v destroy_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n for_o the_o devil_n by_o mean_n of_o a_o commission_n that_o
friend_n to_o they_o that_o be_v enrol_v to_o they_o especial_o be_v the_o benevolence_n of_o the_o saint_n extend_v the_o saint_n to_o the_o saint_n fellow_n member_n to_o fellow_n member_n supply_v the_o sap_n and_o nourishment_n one_o to_o another_o from_o their_o common_a head_n christ_n jesus_n and_o who_o be_v these_o saint_n sure_o the_o power_n of_o charity_n be_v such_o by_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o persuade_v it_o to_o this_o saint_n who_o take_v for_o saint_n to_o think_v every_o man_n a_o saint_n that_o we_o know_v not_o certain_o to_o be_v a_o devil_n for_o there_o be_v but_o two_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n and_o if_o a_o man_n know_v not_o certain_o that_o a_o neighbour_n or_o a_o man_n know_v to_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o damnation_n he_o must_v be_v take_v and_o judge_v to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sanctification_n and_o account_v he_o a_o saint_n for_o there_o be_v saint_n divers_a way_n there_o be_v saint_n by_o birth_n 1._o cor._n 7._o saint_n diversity_n of_o saint_n now_o be_v they_o holy_a if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o then_o be_v your_o child_n unholy_a but_o now_o they_o be_v holy_a there_o be_v sanctification_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o parent_n wherein_o all_o our_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o for_o which_o cause_n they_o be_v to_o be_v call_v saint_n because_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o believe_a parent_n second_o there_o be_v saint_n by_o profession_n that_o be_v those_o that_o receive_v their_o baptism_n and_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o make_v a_o open_a profession_n of_o his_o name_n those_o be_v saint_n also_o and_o three_o there_o be_v saint_n by_o calling_n when_o god_n have_v bring_v a_o man_n to_o a_o change_n for_o he_o be_v a_o true_a saint_n who_o god_n have_v change_v and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o can_v challenge_v to_o himself_o any_o hope_n or_o any_o comfort_n in_o the_o number_n of_o saint_n but_o only_o he_o that_o be_v change_v from_o himself_o that_o do_v leave_v and_o forgo_v his_o former_a vanity_n and_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n this_o be_v that_o we_o call_v sanctity_n of_o call_v call_v saint_n saint_n by_o calling_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o this_o epistle_n 1.4_o 1._o cor._n 1.4_o four_o and_o last_o there_o be_v saint_n by_o conversation_n and_o good_a work_n which_o be_v here_o principal_o speak_v of_o saint_n of_o god_n that_o suffer_v for_o christ_n saint_n of_o god_n that_o live_v according_a to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o gospel_n saint_n that_o profess_v christ_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o persecuter_n these_o be_v chief_a choose_a saint_n of_o which_o the_o lord_n make_v that_o glorious_a army_n of_o martyr_n the_o noble_a army_n of_o martyr_n praise_v thou_o out_o of_o this_o number_n of_o those_o that_o be_v persecute_v and_o suffer_v for_o christ_n the_o lord_n choose_v the_o most_o glorious_a number_n of_o saint_n so_o these_o be_v the_o saint_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o that_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n concern_v the_o collection_n for_o the_o saint_n the_o saint_n at_o jerusalem_n be_v most_o trouble_v of_o all_o other_o in_o the_o world_n but_o because_o the_o name_n be_v not_o here_o mention_v i_o will_v but_o only_o speak_v it_o to_o you_o in_o a_o word_n for_o there_o they_o have_v the_o high_a priesthood_n there_o they_o have_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n that_o carry_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o world_n as_o they_o think_v in_o their_o lip_n the_o priest_n lip_n shall_v preserve_v knowledge_n and_o the_o people_n shall_v seek_v it_o at_o their_o mouth_n they_o have_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o his_o verity_n the_o best_a law_n under_o heaven_n but_o they_o set_v themselves_o against_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n therefore_o the_o poor_a saint_n have_v no_o such_o strong_a persecutor_n in_o any_o place_n as_o in_o that_o and_o beside_o agabus_n in_o act._n 11._o foretold_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a famine_n which_o seem_v now_o to_o be_v raise_v when_o the_o apostle_n write_v these_o word_n it_o seem_v the_o famine_n be_v then_o upon_o the_o land_n of_o judaea_n it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o come_v in_o the_o day_n of_o claudius_n cesar_n but_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o day_n of_o caligula_n the_o event_n of_o it_o be_v in_o the_o three_o or_o four_o year_n of_o claudius_n cesar_n suetonius_n and_o tacitus_n that_o write_v of_o that_o emperor_n say_v that_o search_n be_v make_v by_o the_o roman_n for_o all_o stranger_n and_o they_o be_v put_v forth_o of_o the_o city_n the_o famine_n be_v so_o great_a and_o claudius_n cesar_n make_v a_o haven_n which_o be_v now_o out_o of_o use_n but_o after_o that_o it_o be_v a_o famous_a haven_n which_o he_o make_v by_o dig_v a_o mouth_n out_o of_o the_o river_n tiber_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o bring_v provision_n into_o the_o city_n and_o make_v a_o passage_n for_o all_o the_o world_n at_o all_o time_n as_o dio_n the_o historian_n say_v this_o famine_n therefore_o which_o agabus_n foretell_v be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o apostle_n write_v now_o to_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o saint_n at_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v a_o heavy_a hand_n of_o scarcity_n among_o they_o beside_o the_o persecution_n they_o endure_v and_o those_o two_o woeful_a event_n perplex_v they_o wondrous_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n desire_v that_o their_o charity_n may_v abound_v to_o they_o as_o their_o misery_n have_v abound_v so_o out_o of_o this_o we_o learn_v first_o that_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n may_v want_v want_v saint_n may_v want_v and_o stand_v in_o need_n to_o be_v maintain_v the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v a_o petitioner_n for_o the_o saint_n therefore_o the_o saint_n be_v man_n that_o may_v be_v in_o want_n the_o saint_n of_o god_n be_v very_o needful_a here_o upon_o earth_n and_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o i_o need_v not_o prove_v all_o experience_n confirm_v it_o the_o lord_n god_n be_v able_a to_o give_v they_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o make_v they_o lord_n of_o all_o the_o soil_n the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n have_v promise_v they_o the_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n and_o of_o another_o a_o better_a as_o the_o apostle_n say_v yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o want_v many_o time_n and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o other_o man_n and_o haply_o of_o worse_a man_n than_o themselves_o be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o want_n why_o the_o saint_n be_v in_o want_n first_o because_o god_n will_v show_v we_o that_o they_o be_v wean_v from_o this_o world_n that_o they_o be_v great_a than_o the_o world_n as_o saint_n chrysostome_n say_v speak_v to_o a_o philosopher_n thou_o know_v not_o how_o to_o master_v thy_o affection_n thou_o know_v not_o how_o to_o be_v in_o poverty_n and_o in_o disgrace_n but_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o out_o of_o my_o own_o bring_v up_o how_o we_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v these_o thing_n and_o to_o contemn_v they_o so_o the_o lord_n by_o this_o will_v show_v that_o his_o child_n be_v of_o another_o spirit_n of_o a_o high_a spirit_n which_o the_o world_n can_v comprehend_v but_o they_o can_v easy_o comprehend_v the_o world_n and_o cast_v it_o behind_o they_o for_o they_o look_v for_o a_o city_n who_o builder_n and_o maker_n be_v god_n they_o expect_v the_o treasure_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v repose_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o christ_n therefore_o they_o scorn_v these_o thing_n below_o they_o do_v not_o mind_v they_o but_o for_o the_o present_a necessity_n only_o as_o severus_n say_v of_o his_o soldier_n that_o those_o be_v his_o best_a soldier_n that_o be_v the_o poor_a and_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o grow_v rich_a than_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v naught_o so_o in_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n the_o saint_n be_v train_v up_o in_o poverty_n as_o the_o poet_n say_v if_o you_o will_v bring_v up_o a_o boy_n a_o young_a man_n to_o be_v a_o soldier_n learn_v he_o first_o to_o endure_v poverty_n learn_v he_o to_o lie_v hard_a to_o fare_v hard_a to_o encounter_v all_o the_o hardage_n which_o nature_n itself_o can_v hardly_o bear_v and_o which_o these_o delicious_a fellow_n can_v endure_v to_o think_v of_o let_v they_o first_o master_v they_o and_o then_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o overcome_v their_o enemy_n and_o so_o in_o the_o field_n of_o christ_n the_o lord_n suffer_v his_o saint_n to_o want_v not_o because_o he_o can_v provide_v for_o they_o nor_o because_o he_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o help_v they_o for_o those_o that_o he_o will_v give_v heaven_n to_o will_v he_o not_o give_v they_o earth_n if_o it_o be_v for_o
the_o text_n say_v that_o they_o go_v present_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o see_v the_o vision_n they_o go_v forward_o to_o go_v to_o macedon_n know_v by_o certain_a argument_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v call_v they_o there_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n so_o from_o troas_n he_o go_v to_o samothracia_n and_o from_o thence_o he_o go_v the_o same_o day_n to_o neapolis_n from_o thence_o he_o pass_v to_o philippos_n etc._n etc._n now_o in_o this_o first_o journey_n to_o macedon_n the_o apostle_n be_v intercept_v and_o hinder_v that_o he_o can_v not_o go_v through_o as_o he_o purpose_v to_o do_v as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o story_n from_o philippos_n he_o pass_v to_o appolonia_n which_o be_v a_o company_n of_o people_n that_o be_v stranger_n carry_v and_o plant_v in_o a_o strong_a place_n in_o the_o confine_n between_o thrace_n and_o macedon_n from_o thence_o he_o come_v to_o amphipolis_n from_o thence_o to_o thessalonica_n where_o he_o stay_v three_o week_n until_o the_o jew_n persecute_v he_o thence_o for_o his_o life_n and_o then_o he_o come_v to_o berea_n which_o be_v most_o noble_a mind_a man_n which_o examine_v the_o scripture_n &_o try_v daily_o whether_o those_o thing_n that_o paul_n speak_v be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o we_o see_v act_n 19_o 19_o act._n 19_o from_o berea_n the_o jew_n hunt_v he_o they_o come_v from_o thessalonica_n with_o permission_n to_o take_v he_o wheresoever_o they_o can_v find_v he_o therefore_o the_o brethren_n convey_v he_o from_o thence_o to_o athens_n and_o then_o he_o come_v to_o corinth_n where_o he_o stay_v 18._o month_n that_o be_v the_o first_o time_n of_o his_o be_v at_o corinth_n where_o he_o converse_v i_o say_v a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a at_o macedon_n he_o be_v twice_o for_o the_o second_o time_n he_o go_v he_o pass_v almost_o by_o dalmatia_n and_o illiricum_n as_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o then_o he_o come_v back_o and_o think_v to_o have_v go_v to_o corinth_n but_o news_n be_v bring_v he_o that_o the_o jew_n will_v take_v away_o his_o life_n therefore_o he_o return_v and_o can_v not_o come_v but_o he_o desire_v the_o money_n to_o be_v send_v to_o he_o to_o philippi_n by_o titus_n which_o they_o do_v and_o so_o it_o be_v carry_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o bestow_v on_o the_o brethren_n but_o here_o be_v some_o difficulty_n object_n for_o how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o their_o benevolence_n shall_v be_v put_v off_o for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n a_o poor_a man_n must_v have_v relief_n quick_o or_o else_o he_o perish_v this_o money_n that_o be_v gather_v at_o corinth_n either_o it_o must_v be_v convey_v upon_o the_o sudden_a or_o else_o the_o brethren_n at_o jerusalem_n for_o who_o it_o be_v destinate_a be_v like_a to_o lose_v life_n and_o state_n and_o all_o answ_n but_o for_o this_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o the_o want_n be_v not_o so_o great_a it_o be_v not_o so_o urgent_a but_o that_o they_o can_v stay_v some_o time_n and_o so_o it_o be_v almost_o a_o year_n indeed_o before_o he_o dispatch_v his_o journey_n in_o go_v to_o macedon_n and_o return_v from_o philippos_n and_o if_o he_o receive_v their_o benevolence_n and_o it_o be_v send_v from_o thence_o there_o will_v be_v time_n sufficient_a for_o it_o to_o relieve_v they_o at_o jerusalem_n at_o the_o time_n of_o pentecost_n these_o thing_n be_v needful_a to_o be_v know_v although_o the_o common_a people_n can_v brook_v they_o because_o they_o think_v they_o edify_v not_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n as_o long_o as_o i_o follow_v the_o text_n i_o be_o careless_a of_o all_o censure_n what_o 2_o part._n macedonia_n what_o now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o particular_n of_o the_o text_n he_o say_v he_o will_v come_v to_o they_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v from_o macedonia_n macedonia_n it_o be_v a_o great_a and_o large_a country_n in_o the_o north_n of_o greece_n it_o be_v now_o call_v ronnelli_n and_o albania_n in_o old_a time_n it_o be_v call_v emathia_n and_o emonia_n it_o be_v that_o country_n which_o be_v intimate_v to_o we_o by_o the_o name_n of_o kittim_n 10.4_o macedonia_n kittim_n gen._n 10.4_o or_o kethim_n gen._n 10.4_o the_o son_n of_o javan_n be_v kethim_n and_o dodanim_fw-la of_o dodanim_fw-la come_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o rhodes_n or_o rodanim_fw-la and_o of_o kethim_n come_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o isle_n and_o especial_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o macedonia_n and_o though_o macedonia_n be_v no_o isle_n but_o a_o continent_n yet_o it_o be_v adjacent_a and_o they_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o it_o and_o this_o word_n kethim_n i_o stand_v upon_o the_o more_o because_o the_o scripture_n have_v many_o ambiguity_n about_o it_o in_o dan._n 11._o 11._o dan._n 11._o the_o ship_n of_o kethim_n shall_v come_v against_o they_o that_o be_v against_o the_o assyrian_a kingdom_n under_o the_o antiochee_n in_o isay_n 23.1_o 23.1_o isay_n 23.1_o houle_z you_o ship_n of_o tarshish_n for_o kittim_n shall_v make_v good_a this_o word_n that_o be_v alexander_z the_o great_a king_n of_o macedon_n shall_v make_v good_a this_o word_n for_o that_o which_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v do_v before_o he_o he_o do_v in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o he_o again_o that_o be_v to_o the_o island_n of_o tyre_n which_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o span_n of_o two_o mile_n or_o a_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a both_o nabuchadnezzar_n with_o the_o strong_a and_o indefatigable_a labour_n of_o his_o man_n and_o alexander_n after_o he_o by_o his_o infinite_a high_a spirit_n bring_v it_o of_o a_o island_n to_o be_v a_o continent_n and_o make_v themselves_o lord_n of_o the_o place_n so_o that_o where_o he_o say_v houle_z you_o ship_n of_o tarshish_n for_o kittim_n shall_v make_v good_a this_o word_n that_o be_v that_o pprophecy_n that_o i_o give_v of_o it_o there_o shall_v come_v a_o man_n out_o of_o kittim_n that_o be_v alexander_z alexander_n alexander_n the_o great_a king_n of_o macedon_n he_o shall_v make_v good_a this_o that_o i_o have_v prophesy_v this_o be_v a_o plain_a demonstration_n that_o kittim_n be_v this_o macedon_n and_o in_o ezek._n 27._o 27._o ezek._n 27._o say_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o ship_n of_o kittim_n although_o the_o jew_n always_o understand_v it_o of_o cyprus_n yet_o better_a judgement_n have_v and_o do_v take_v it_o for_o macedon_n because_o there_o be_v a_o city_n build_v there_o which_o be_v call_v ketiem_n or_o ketium_n for_o livy_n livius_n livius_n say_v that_o perseus_n perseus_n perseus_n the_o last_o king_n of_o macedon_n he_o gather_v his_o people_n together_o at_o ketium_n and_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a translation_n of_o the_o word_n as_o suidas_n suidas_n suidas_n a_o learned_a man_n note_n that_o from_o kethim_n come_v macedon_n by_o appendix_n of_o the_o syllable_n ma_fw-fr makethim_n makedon_n or_o makethia_n so_o the_o name_n be_v very_o natural_a and_o agreeable_a with_o the_o first_o original_a kethim_n this_o i_o note_v only_o to_o show_v you_o the_o congruity_n of_o these_o word_n which_o we_o meet_v with_o oft_o in_o the_o scripture_n i_o know_v that_o kethim_n be_v more_o than_o the_o city_n of_o macedon_n i_o know_v that_o the_o macedon_n possess_v italy_n and_o build_v a_o city_n there_o and_o call_v it_o kittie_n but_o it_o be_v call_v kittim_n of_o that_o city_n in_o macedon_n the_o macedon_n i_o say_v possess_v great_a part_n of_o italy_n as_o all_o the_o part_n about_o apulea_n and_o brundis_n brundusinm_fw-la brundusinm_fw-la which_o be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o call_v magna_fw-la grecia_n great_a greece_n this_o be_v that_o macedon_n say_v pliny_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 11._o that_o be_v once_o the_o mistress_n of_o the_o world_n this_o be_v that_o which_o overcome_v egypt_n 11._o plinâ—_n l._n 5._o c._n 11._o that_o be_v lord_n of_o asia_n this_o be_v that_o which_o wander_v as_o far_o as_o india_n namely_o by_o the_o prowess_n and_o strength_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a king_n of_o macedon_n but_o say_v he_o the_o same_o macedon_n be_v fall_v to_o a_o low_a ebb_n and_o she_o that_o be_v the_o mistress_n of_o the_o world_n by_o one_o of_o our_o valiant_a man_n paulus_n aemilius_n aemilius_n paulus_n aemilius_n be_v in_o one_o day_n sack_v and_o he_o do_v sell_v and_o mortgage_v 72._o city_n of_o it_o see_v say_v he_o what_o great_a difference_n there_o be_v in_o the_o luck_n and_o fortune_n of_o two_o man_n alexander_n the_o great_a and_o perseus_n the_o last_o king_n of_o macedon_n alexander_n the_o great_a win_v and_o purchase_v all_o perseus_n the_o last_o king_n of_o macedon_n he_o lose_v all_o that_o be_v win_v before_o this_o be_v that_o country_n therefore_o that_o the_o apostle_n purpose_v to_o go_v to_o it_o be_v fall_v from_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n and_o now_o it_o be_v come_v to_o receive_v the_o glory_n