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be_v expire_v because_o i_o be_v persecuout_a of_o damascus_n i_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n whereby_o he_o necessary_o conclude_v that_o he_o return_v not_o to_o jerusalem_n for_o any_o instruction_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n because_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n he_o have_v already_o preach_v it_o to_o see_v peter_n the_o greek_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n to_o visit_n peter_n the_o word_n be_v not_o where_o else_o use_v in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o proper_o signify_v that_o kind_n of_o see_v which_o by_o the_o optic_n be_v term_v â—â—â—ustus_fw-la i_o e._n insight_n which_o be_v a_o diligent_a and_o ferious_a observance_n of_o a_o thing_n eye_v the_o whole_a and_o every_o part_n and_o mark_v all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v see_v thereby_o to_o get_v a_o exact_a and_o perfect_a knowledge_n thereof_o as_o if_o we_o mean_v to_o write_v a_o history_n of_o it_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o insight_n make_v upon_o city_n and_o country_n be_v call_v 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cause_n therefore_o of_o paul_n departure_n from_o damascus_n be_v his_o persecution_n from_o thence_o by_o the_o governor_n and_o the_o jew_n who_o insidiate_v his_o life_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o access_n unto_o jerusalem_n at_o that_o time_n be_v only_o to_o give_v peter_n a_o visit_n and_o to_o be_v know_v unto_o so_o great_a a_o apostle_n q._n d._n the_o end_n of_o my_o then_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o personal_o to_o peter_n be_v not_o for_o instruction_n to_o learn_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o but_o for_o acquaintance_n to_o visit_v he_o and_o to_o be_v know_v unto_o he_o and_o abode_n with_o he_o fifteen_o day_n the_o space_n of_o time_n how_o long_o for_o that_o time_n he_o abide_v at_o jerusalem_n be_v only_o a_o for_o might_n which_o say_v here_o although_o in_o the_o letter_n it_o be_v history_n yet_o in_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v a_o reason_n to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o former_a word_n that_o his_o come_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o see_v 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he_o exercise_v his_o ministry_n private_o yet_o bold_o in_o dispute_v against_o the_o grecian_n or_o proselyte_n of_o jerusalem_n till_o they_o go_v about_o to_o kill_v he_o be_v relate_v by_o luke_n act._n 9.28.29_o but_o why_o the_o apostle_n abode_n at_o jerusalem_n no_o long_o than_o fifteen_o day_n and_o why_o he_o preach_v not_o there_o public_o to_o the_o jew_n during_o that_o time_n himself_o give_v the_o reason_n elsewhere_o namely_o because_o the_o jew_n of_o jerusalem_n will_v not_o receive_v his_o testimony_n concern_v christ_n as_o christ_n in_o a_o vision_n have_v reveal_v it_o unto_o he_o in_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n where_o during_o his_o abode_n of_o fifteen_o day_n he_o be_v pray_v and_o in_o a_o trance_n for_o because_o of_o this_o malignity_n in_o the_o jew_n of_o jerusalem_n he_o neither_o preach_v nor_o stay_v there_o but_o be_v command_v to_o make_v haste_n and_o get_v he_o quick_o out_o of_o jerusalem_n act._n 22.17.18_o verse_n 19_o text._n but_o 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the_o son_n of_o alpheus_n alias_o cleopas_n by_o his_o wife_n mary_n who_o be_v sister_n to_o mary_n our_o lord_n mother_n see_v and_o compare_v mat._n 10.3_o and_o mat._n 13.55_o and_o marc._n 3.18_o and_o marc._n 15.40_o and_o luke_n 6.15_o and_o john_n 19.25_o and_o act._n 1.13_o and_o this_o title_n of_o be_v our_o lord_n brother_n be_v give_v he_o for_o distinction_n to_o notify_v he_o from_o james_n the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n and_o brother_n of_o john_n at_o that_o time_n of_o paul_n be_v at_o jerusalem_n he_o see_v no_o other_o of_o the_o apostle_n but_o peter_n and_o james_n but_o at_o another_o time_n many_o year_n afterward_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n with_o barnabas_n and_o titus_n he_o mention_n john_n also_o as_o it_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n verse_n 9_o verse_n 20._o text._n now_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o write_v unto_o you_o behold_v before_o god_n i_o lie_v not_o sense_n which_o i_o write_v unto_o you_o supply_v the_o sense_n thus_o be_v true_a or_o certain_a reason_n a_o confirmation_n of_o all_o his_o former_a narrative_n by_o testify_v his_o word_n upon_o his_o oath_n or_o rather_o by_o his_o oath_n call_v god_n to_o testify_v they_o comment_fw-fr a_o solemn_a oath_n ascertory_n now_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o write_v unto_o you_o these_o word_n must_v have_v the_o supply_n of_o some_o predicate_a or_o attribute_v to_o complete_a or_o perfect_a the_o sense_n of_o they_o which_o may_v be_v thus_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o write_v unto_o you_o be_v not_o feign_a but_o most_o true_a and_o certain_a and_o the_o word_n for_o their_o proper_a antecedent_n must_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o word_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 15._o verse_n before_o but_o when_o it_o please_v god_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o thing_n whereto_o he_o
purpose_v to_o swear_v do_v include_v all_o the_o thing_n from_o thence_o hitherto_o namely_o all_o god_n act_n thence_o mention_v concern_v his_o conversion_n and_o vocation_n to_o his_o apostleship_n and_o all_o his_o own_o act_n and_o travel_n immediate_o and_o consequent_o thereunto_o behold_v before_o god_n i_o lie_v not_o a_o solemn_a and_o sacred_a oath_n to_o prove_v the_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o the_o thing_n before_o write_v for_o because_o the_o particular_n before_o relate_v in_o regard_n they_o be_v all_o matter_n of_o fact_n can_v not_o be_v prove_v by_o force_n of_o reason_n nor_o by_o the_o production_n of_o witness_n and_o because_o they_o be_v matter_n of_o great_a moment_n to_o refel_v the_o objection_n and_o calumny_n which_o his_o adversary_n have_v make_v against_o he_o concern_v his_o doctrine_n and_o authority_n and_o because_o the_o galatian_n to_o who_o the_o thing_n be_v write_v shall_v not_o surmise_v they_o to_o be_v a_o fiction_n of_o invention_n of_o his_o own_o and_o further_o because_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o unworthy_a of_o god_n testimony_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v call_v to_o witness_v of_o they_o as_o be_v a_o party_n to_o they_o all_o for_o they_o be_v all_o either_o the_o proper_a act_n of_o god_n or_o act_n of_o paul_n do_v by_o the_o special_a command_n or_o guidance_n of_o god_n therefore_o he_o confirm_v they_o by_o take_v his_o solemn_a oath_n upon_o they_o q._n d._n god_n who_o be_v the_o beholder_n of_o all_o our_o action_n and_o the_o hearer_n of_o all_o our_o say_n and_o the_o supreme_a judge_n of_o all_o our_o do_n he_o i_o invoke_v and_o produce_v as_o a_o witness_n have_v at_o this_o time_n no_o other_o testimony_n that_o all_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o write_v unto_o you_o be_v most_o true_a and_o certain_a and_o that_o i_o frame_v no_o lie_n in_o any_o one_o particular_a a_o form_n of_o speech_n not_o unlike_a to_o this_o he_o use_v elsewhere_o see_v 2_o cor._n 11.10.31_o and_o 2_o cor._n 12.19_o and_o 1_o tim._n 2.7_o and_o rom._n 9.1_o which_o speech_n if_o they_o be_v not_o oath_n be_v asseveration_n so_o deep_a that_o they_o confine_v upon_o oath_n but_o the_o adjuration_n whereby_o he_o charge_v timothy_n to_o observe_v the_o duty_n of_o his_o call_n be_v oath_n whereof_o see_v 1_o tim._n 5.21_o and_o 2_o tim._n 4.1_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o case_n of_o moment_n and_o necessity_n a_o assertory_n oath_n be_v both_o lawful_a and_o useful_a verse_n 21._o text._n afterward_o i_o come_v into_o the_o region_n of_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n sense_n syria_n i._n e._n a_o country_n lie_v north_n from_o jerusalem_n cilicia_n i._n e._n a_o country_n lie_v north_n from_o syria_n so_o both_o these_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o arabia_n which_o from_o jerusalem_n lie_v south_n reason_n a_o resumption_n and_o continuation_n of_o his_o former_a narrative_n concern_v his_o travel_n according_a to_o the_o several_a place_n successive_o as_o he_o pass_v comment_fw-fr paul_n travel_v to_o tarsus_n and_o why_o so_o and_o his_o abode_n there_o after_o his_o abode_n at_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o space_n of_o fifteen_o day_n partly_o because_o of_o his_o danger_n from_o the_o hellenist_n against_o who_o he_o dispute_v there_o but_o chief_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o vision_n of_o christ_n who_o command_v he_o away_o from_o thence_o he_o depart_v from_o thence_o and_o come_v into_o syria_n yet_o unto_o damascus_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o syria_n he_o return_v not_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o danger_n which_o not_o a_o month_n before_o he_o incur_v and_o escape_v there_o from_o the_o inquisition_n of_o the_o governor_n who_o seek_v to_o apprehend_v he_o and_o from_o the_o insidiation_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o lay_v wait_v to_o kill_v he_o but_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o region_n of_o syria_n that_o be_v through_o the_o shire_n country_n or_o countrey-part_n of_o it_o for_o through_o the_o region_n of_o syria_n he_o must_v needs_o pass_v because_o syria_n lie_v between_o judea_n and_o cilicia_n and_o in_o the_o direct_a way_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o tarsus_n whither_o paul_n purpose_n be_v to_o travel_v that_o there_o for_o a_o time_n he_o may_v reside_v and_o because_o of_o the_o danger_n wherein_o he_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o dispute_v against_o the_o hellenist_n till_o they_o go_v about_o to_o kill_v he_o therefore_o from_o jerusalem_n the_o brethren_n conduct_v he_o as_o far_o as_o caesarea_n which_o stand_v upon_o the_o confine_n of_o syria_n and_o at_o caesarea_n they_o take_v their_o leave_n dismiss_v he_o to_o pass_v forward_o towards_o tarsus_n as_o it_o be_v attest_v by_o luke_n act._n 9.30_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o travel_v to_o tarsus_n be_v partly_o because_o tarsus_n be_v his_o native_a city_n wherein_o he_o be_v bear_v act._n 22.3_o but_o chief_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n there_o and_o in_o cilicia_n which_o be_v the_o country_n thereto_o adjacent_a and_o wherein_o he_o plant_v the_o gospel_n for_o upon_o the_o difference_n between_o barnabas_n and_o he_o he_o make_v a_o visitation_n through_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n to_o confirm_v the_o church_n act._n 15.41_o which_o confirmation_n do_v necessary_o suppose_v a_o former_a plantation_n at_o and_o about_o tarsus_n he_o make_v his_o abode_n for_o some_o good_a space_n of_o time_n for_o when_o barnabas_n be_v send_v from_o jerusalem_n unto_o antioch_n and_o depart_v from_o antioch_n on_o purpose_n to_o seek_v paul_n he_o seek_v for_o he_o at_o tarsus_n and_o there_o find_v he_o bring_v he_o from_o thence_o back_o to_o antioch_n act._n 11.25.26_o thus_o until_o his_o next_o journey_n to_o jerusalem_n with_o titus_n about_o the_o apostle_n decree_n the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n be_v antioch_n and_o tarsus_n that_o be_v syria_n and_o sylicia_n for_o antioch_n be_v a_o city_n of_o syria_n and_o tarsus_n of_o cilicia_n and_o hereby_o he_o prosecute_v his_o former_a argument_n to_o prove_v the_o divinity_n of_o his_o gospel_n that_o he_o receive_v it_o not_o from_o man_n q._n d._n after_o fifteen_o day_n depart_v from_o jerusalem_n i_o divert_v not_o into_o any_o part_n of_o judea_n to_o consult_v with_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v then_o at_o liberty_n and_o preach_v abroad_o nor_o with_o any_o other_o of_o the_o believe_a jew_n inhabit_v judea_n but_o i_o take_v my_o journey_n direct_o through_o syria_n and_o come_v to_o tarsus_n in_o cilicia_n which_o be_v place_n inhabit_v by_o the_o gentile_n that_o according_a to_o my_o commission_n of_o a_o separate_a apostle_n i_o may_v preach_v the_o gospel_n among_o the_o gentile_n verse_n 22._o text._n and_o be_v unknown_a by_o face_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o judea_n which_o be_v in_o christ._n sense_n and_o be_v the_o greek_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n for_o i_o be_v unknown_a by_o face_n i._n e._n personal_o unknown_a church_n of_o judea_n supply_v church_n in_o the_o region_n of_o judea_n samaria_n and_o galilee_n which_o be_v in_o christ._n i._n e._n christian_n church_n in_o those_o region_n reason_n a_o reason_n of_o his_o former_a travel_n why_o he_o go_v into_o the_o region_n of_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n namely_o because_o he_o be_v personal_o unknown_a unto_o the_o christian_a church_n of_o judea_n whereas_o in_o syria_n he_o be_v somewhat_o know_v for_o he_o have_v preach_v at_o damascus_n the_o chief_a city_n thereof_o and_o in_o cilicia_n he_o be_v better_o know_v because_o cilicia_n be_v his_o native_a country_n for_o he_o be_v a_o cilician_n and_o a_o tarsian_a bear_v in_o cilicia_n at_o the_o famous_a tarsus_n whereof_o he_o be_v both_o a_o native_a and_o a_o citizen_n comment_fw-fr paul_n be_v yet_o unknown_a personal_o unto_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v believer_n and_o be_v unknown_a by_o face_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o judea_n and_o be_v the_o greek_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n for_o i_o be_v unknown_a for_o the_o particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o here_o copulative_a but_o causal_n or_o rational_a to_o show_v the_o cause_n or_o reason_n of_o what_o he_o say_v before_o and_o be_v here_o put_v instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n for_o or_o because_o as_o elsewhere_o it_o be_v in_o divers_a place_n and_o render_v for_o in_o our_o last_o english_a translation_n see_v mar._n 16.8_o and_o luk._n 20.38_o and_o 1._o cor._n 8.7_o and_o 1._o cor._n 12.24_o and_o 1._o thess_n 2.16_o unknown_a by_o face_n the_o greek_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n unknown_a by_o my_o person_n or_o by_o my_o bodily_a presence_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o primitive_o it_o signify_v the_o face_n and_o consequent_o the_o person_n because_o the_o face_n be_v the_o common_a mark_n whereby_o the_o person_n be_v vulgar_o know_v yet_o here_o it_o must_v be_v take_v in_o