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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

from that too grievous Yoke They determined Viz. The Christians of Antioch That Paul and Barnabas Who were as one Party in this Controversie 'T is credible that Paul when it was thus decreed by the Church of Antioch that he should go to Jerusalem was admonished by Revelation that he should altogether do what the Church had appointed For Paul Gal. 2.2 speaking of this his Journey saith That he went up to Jerusalem by Revelation And certain others of them That is of them who urged the Necessity of Circumcision Concerning which matter the Jews themselves were not altogether agreed Joseph 20. Antiq 2. For when Izates King of the Adjabenes being instructed in the Religion of the Jews by one Ananias thought he could not be a perfect Jew unless he were Circumcised his Tutor disswaded him therefrom saying That he might without Circumcision piously worship God if he zealously embraced and followed the Jewish Institutions For therein did Religion consist rather than in Circumcision But yet the same King a while afterwards by the advice of another Jew named Eleazar whom Josephus reports to have been famous for his Skill in the Law did cause himself to be Circumcised Likewise Tryphon the Jew in Justin Martyr does not exclude the Uncircumcised from all Hopes saying If thou continue in the Course of Philosophy and a blameless Life there remains an hope of the better Portion And this favourable Opinion seems to be received amongst the Jews at this day as may be gathered from Menasseh ben Israel De Resurrect l. 2. cap. 9. De Capit. fidei cap. 24. yet Isaac Abrabanel approves the Tradition of the Ancients in these Words Whoever is not Circumcised shall inherit Hell 'T is certain the Jews that lived whilst yet their state was flourishing had more rigid Sentiments in this matter than those whom the sense of Calamities hath since humbled and rendred less apt to Censure For these dare not deny all participation of Bliss to the Gentiles in the Life to come tho still they esteem that they shall be as much more happy than all other People as the Gibeonites of old were inferiour to them in the Land of Canaan whence arose their murmuring against Christ when in the Parable Matt. 20. he seemed to equal the Gentiles with them To the Apostles Those who had daily lived with our Lord Jesus and followed him as his Domesticks whom he was pleased to make Witnesses of his Resurrection and to send them through all the World to preach the Gospel to whose number Paul was afterwards added being called to that Office by Christ after his Ascension as before Cap. 9. So that he was inferiour in no respect to any of them Gal. 2.9 Some add also Barnabas as one of the Apostles from the foregoing Chapter v. 13. The Apostles saith Spanhemius had an equal Dignity and their cure was universal In Epitom Isagogica ad Histor N. Test not of one Church only but of all Matth. 28.19 2 Cor. 11.28 So that Apostles are no more to be reckoned in the Order of Bishops of a particular Church than the Pretorian Prefects or Vicar Generals of old in the Rank of Governours of one City or Province And Elders In the Apostles Age there were Presbyteries or Colledges of Bishops or Presbyters in every Church who saith the same Spanhemius had the Administration and Guidance thereof in Common to wit ordinarily of which Presbyters as there were then distinct Gifts some gave themselves more to the Word and Doctrine 1 Tim. 5.17 Others to Government and Discipline Rom. 12.8 1 Cor. 12.28 About this Question That is to consult them whether Circumcision of the Foreskin were necessary to the attainment of Eternal Salvation 3. Being brought on their way by the Church That is Paul and Barnabas and the rest of the Deputies of the Church of Antioch to Jerusalem accompanied by the Antiochean Brethren some small part of their Journey As afterwards Ca. 20. v. 38. Ca. 21. v. 15. They passed through Phoenice and Samaria In which there already dwelt some Christians see before Ch. 8. v. 5. and 14. And Ch. 11. v. 19. Declaring the Conversion of the Gentiles That is that very many of the Gentiles in divers places by their Preaching which God had been pleased divinely to assist were converted to the Faith of Christ And they caused great Joy unto all the Brethren This tidings of such Numbers of the Gentiles converted caused the faithful much to rejoyce 4. Received of the Church and of the Apostles and of the Elders That is they were welcomely received as well by the Christians in general that dwelt at Jerusalem as particularly by the Apostles and by the Elders or proper Pastors of the Jerusalem-Christians 5. But there rose up c. These are the Words of Luke willing to signifie unto us that there were some Pharisees at Jerusalem who believed in Christ that sided with those that moved this Debate at Antioch and urged that the Gentiles converted to Christ ought to be Circumcised For those men whose Sect had hitherto been the Chief in the Jewish Religion seem to have reckoned that they were to be uppermost too in the Christian Church and their Opinions to prevail above the rest But others conscious of their own Liberty gave not place to them for an hour Gal. 2.5 Of the Sect of the Pharisees In Greek it is of the Heresie of the Pharisees for that Word of old was of a middle signification and sometimes used in good sometimes in evil part whence Paul afterwards Ch. 26.5 calls Pharisaisme the most exquisite or strictest Heresie of the Judaical Religion Nay he gives Christianity it self the same title Ch. 24.14 That it was needful to Circumcise them Those Zealots that would have subjected the Gentiles to the Yoke of the Ceremonial Law did chiefly press Circumcision because they knew that That being once received there could afterwards nothing hinder their being obliged to the other Legal Ceremonies for there was nothing that did more keep men of riper years from Judaism than the fear of Circumcision Besides whoever did take that upon them did bind themselves to the observation of the whole Law Gal. 5.3 To keep the Law of Moses Viz. The Ceremonial as a Condition of obtaining Salvation for here was no Controversie moved touching Moral Works necessary to Salvation 6. And the Apostles came together Whether all the Apostles were then at Jerusalem or only some of them and who is hard to say For 't is certain saith the incomparable Curcellaeus That the Apostles did remain there a pretty while after the Receiving of the Holy Ghost nor did they it seems depart thence before the Persecution stirred up at the Death of Stephen the first Martyr For all the Twelve were yet at Jerusalem when the Choice was made of the seven Deacons Acts 6.2 yet in that grievous Persecution they did not presently remove Acts 8.1 But amongst the Ancients there is a constant Fame