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104; all that Heavenly hoſt fulfil Gods Will tor the deliverance fits Church, and the deftruCtion of his enemies. g Priding him- {tin the acclamation the people had made, and not attriburing his twoquence and glory to God, as the giver of them ; or rather not re- preving or puniſhing their blaſphemy ; whereas Peter durſt nor ac- &Þt of undue honour from Corzelius, Chap. 10. 26. nor the Angel om dA. 7ohn, Rev. x9. 10. and 22-9. hEnher breeding 1n his "021, or in his fleſh, after a more unuſual manner; as'tis recorded "1 Herod the great, that he was eaten up of Lice. No Creature ſo 46 Or contemptible, bur ix can execute Gods Judgments on whom caſes,
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2 Wiich was with the 2 depury of the countrey Sergius Paulus,a prudentinan ; who called for Barnabas and Sau!, and detired þ co hear the word of God.
a Whether he was Pro-Conful, or Proprietor, it is in cf the ſame; for he ir was that Governed the Ifland. # This defire was extraordinary, and wrought by God, 1n order to the firting him for the further mercy of his Canverſion, and Salvation ; where ſuch a deſire is, it ſhall be granted : 5k and ye jhall have, Luke 11.9. | = & But * c Ei'ymas the ſorcerer ( for 4 fo is his name by interpretation ) withitood them, ſeeking to turn away the deputy trom the faith.
c This is another name of him that was called Barjeſus, which was not unuſual, as Simen Bar jorah, Matth. 16. 17. This Elymas, may be taken app-llatively,and d fignifies the Magician or Sorcerer ; bur being it Was a Proper name unto others we read of, it may be fo here.
9 e Then Saul (who alſo is ca/ed Paul ) filled F with the holy Ghoſt, fer his eyes on him,