he travellech, the decrees of the Elders of Jeruſalem, 4, 5. they are - cated us for tg forbidden to preach the word at Aſia, 6. Paul in a viſion invited to 13. Lydia's heart open'd ; She and
him in his journey with him, 1—5.
reach at Macedonia, 7 her Family baptized, 14, 15. he caſteth the Spirit of Divination out
of a certain Damjcl, 16 — 18. Her Maſttr fal/ly accuſes Paul and Silas, $17
thy are ſconrged, and impriſoned, 19 24. They ſing praiſes un-
ts God in priſon ; an Earthquake opens the Doors, 2.5, 26, The Jailor
intending to kill himſelf, is prevented by Paul, 27, 28. he believeth, and with all his houſe i baptized, and ſheweth them kinaneſs, 29 —— 34. The Magiſtrates ſend to let them go; Pau), ſhewing him- ſelf to be 8 Roman, and b:atcn uncoudemned, will be brought out by themſelves : which is alſo done. 35 ——40.
1 "J* Hen came he to « Derbe and Lyſtra : and be-
hold, a certain diſciple was there, * named 5
Jewels, and & believed ; but his father 2»25 a Greek : a Of theſe Cities ſee Chap. 14. 6. b Who was known unto Paul from his Childhood, 2 7:mm. 1.5. and accompanied him in many Journies, 2 Tim 3. 10. and 1s called by him, his work-fellow, om.16. 21. c Called Eunice, @ Being one of them that had believed in Chriſt in Fudes, and had a holy Woman to her Mother named 10s, Although it was not Lawful for a Few to marry a Woman of another Nation, yet ſome think that a Zeweſs might marry to a ſtranger, as Efther married to -thaſuerw. e Of Gentile extraftion, and therefo re not Circumciſed ; yet he is accounted to have been a Proſelyte. 2 Which * wasf well reported of by the brethren that were at Lyſtra and Iconium.
f Though T:m0thy was well known unto Paul, yet he would not Ocdain him withour the teſtimony of others concerning him, of his boly life, and knowledge in the Scripture, = 7im. 3.15. which he did excel in. f :
3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him ; and took and circumciſed him, becauſe of the g Jews which were in thoſe quarters : For they knew allthat his father
was b a Greek. |
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; were in that city abiding certain days. bt | 4ACity fo called from Philip the Father of Alc::ander the Gre: Bt. , Who repaired a ruined Town, and caufed it to b= called by his | name. e Or the firſt Ciry in the paſſage from Samorhracia unto h Macedonia, f Where many Roman Citizens went to inhabit ; and j 2 whoſe Inhabirants had the freedom of the City of Rome. To the "PH if \ Church in this City Pau! wrote an Epiſtle. WULRT 10.3 13 And onthe tſabbath we weat out of the city by + Gr. $44. WU TA a river ſide, g where prayer was went to be made; and bach-daz. we fate down,and ſpake unto the women which relarted thither. | * g In thoſe places where there were not enough to build a Syna- gogue, or could not obtain leave to do it, the Jews inthoſe Countries choſe more private places to mect in, which uſually were near Rivers, or by the Sea-ſide, removed from the noiſe and obſervance of the Multitude; and theſe places were called Proſeuch:s, from the Prayers which were uſually made there ; and to one of theſe, Paul and the reſt went, taking that occaſion to meet with them whom they might preach the Word of Life unto. + The Women are here named, as being more numerous in thoſe Oratories, or ſuch as moſt willingly heard and attended unto what was ſpoken. 14 And a certain woman named 7Lydia, a ſeller of purple, of the city of & Thyatira, which / wor-
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7wiſh Converts, 1 Coy. 9. 22. but would not Circumciſe Tizms, Gal. 2.3. leſt that he ſhould harden them, and offend the Gentile. Theſe diffrent things require a ſingle Eye, to the Edifying of the Church, and the Salvation of Souls. þ Timothy was uncircumciſed, although kis Mother wasa Jeweſs ; for according to their Talmudiſ# the Mo- ther could not cauſe her Child to be Circumciſed againſt the mind of liz Father.
4And as they went through the cities, they delivered tiem the ; decrees forto keep, that wereordained of the
: apoſtles and elders which were at Jeruſalem..
i The determination of the Council, mentioned Chap. 1 5. 20, 29. kBy common conſent, and not of one onely, wholoever he Were,
5 And ſo were the churches eſtabliſhed / inthe faith,
and » increaſed in number daily. ;
lBeing rightly perſwaded in the nature and uſe of things indif- rent : and 1n general, of things neceſſarily to be believed. 22 So that this viſitation ofthe Churches had a double benefir. Firſt, Tr ſirengthned them that were already converted. Secondiy, It added more unto their number.
6Now when they had gone throughout » Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, and were o forbidden of the