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Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679 • SECTION 1296

Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2 — Section 1296

← Matthew Poole — Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2

t S£0pWor, as was ſaid of the Men, ſuch as had relinguiſhedthe [dolatry of their Country and Anceſtors, acknowledged the Tru: God, the maker of Heaven and Earth. « Of great repute 2nd eſteem ; Women being accounted more earneſt in what way lover they take ; and to be fure Eve was firſt ſeduced, and in thetranigrel fion. * In ſome Cities there were but Five, in ſome Ten, nv thers Twenty, in whoſe hands the Government of the City vs ordinarily put ; and theſs the Perſecutors ( knowing what i Inflaence their Authoriry muſt needs have) by all means labour ſeduce,

51 * But y they ſhook off z the duſt of their feet #*(i gainſt them, and came unto z [conium.

y This was according to our. Saviour's command, Matth. 10.4 Mark 6. 11. Luke 9. 5. ſo often it is mentioned, and ſo conſiderab/e a matter 1t 15 for us to know, and dread the puniſhment appon®* for ſuch as refuſe the Goſpel, and» contemn the Salvation uit by it. z Whar this was Symbolical of, is not expretled. F Hebrew Proverb ſays, The duſt of an Erhnick City or Count?) doth pollute a Man ; and they might by this repreſent, - that Inhabitants of ſich a City or Place, who did not entertain the (0 ſpe], and the Miniſters thereof, they would repute as the viicf in ners, and they ſhould by God be dealt with accordingly. 4%” Chap. 14. 1.

52 And the þ diſciples were c filled with joy, ans with the holy Ghoſt. 9

b Either Paul and Barnabas in a more efpecial *manner * ”_ alſo ſuch as at #crg4 had believed the Goſpel, and cams win to Antioch, were filled with joy. c So as no place Wis IQ4 Ns meaner confentments. Firſt, By reaſon. of the parton of =

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a5 an earneſt and pledge to afJure thz other unto them.

C H A P. XIV;

Paul and Barnabas preach at Iconium ; many believe : A Diviſion

ariſeth ; Paul and Barnabas fe2 into Lyſtra,

Goſpel, ſ ed to be Gods, 8 worſhip the True and Living God, iq

18. The Jews ſtir the peo

| ple 10 ſtone Paul to death, 19. He ariſzth, and with Barnabas de- parteth into Derbe, and having preached there, they return toLyſtra, , , ſoeeiall ; ! Iconium, and Antioch ; when they had ordained Elders, and com- ( elpectally their Pozts ) did frequently believe mended all to the Lord, they come to Pa:mphyiia and Artalia, 20—25. ks R "ld return again ts Antioch, rehearſing to the Church what God had a and others, which by tradition they mivht have heard

dime by them, 26—28.

Toe XFEFS - Secondly, The promiſe made ts them of everlaſting Life, I9 Said wi ES fo ly, The Gifts of the Holy Ghoſt which they had, at thar crime, id with a foud y oICE,

Chan. XIV.

* Stand upright on thy * Iſa. 35.6 | Tg! thy *Ifa. 35. feete. And he leaped and walked. his ” _— 6,8. To ſhew, that he was perſe&ly racovored iS Lamenels : as all miraculous cures ( beins the Wort of God } were perk. ( being the Worl: of Tod 11 And when the people faw what Paul 1:

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and there preach 5he they life ur their voices {ivino inf rhe ſreech of Tv 7. Paul healeth a Crippl: ; They are therefore count- 4 a ths ſpeecy it 249) 13. Paul rebutech, and direfeth them to

caonia, * The gods are come down to vs inthe - likened Oh 23.6,

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