a Hed parted with them, as deareſt Friends and Relations do one from the other ; with much difficulty and reluQance.. 6 An Ffjand in the Mediterranean Sea, nigh unto Crere ; where Hippee craic and Apelles are ſaid to have been born. c Another Ifland in the fame Sea, of great fame for the Coloſſe, or vaſt Image of Braſs which was there, accounted one of the Wonderf of the World. d An Heven Town of Lycis, and its Metropolis.
2 And linding a ſhip e ſviing over unto f Pheenicia, we went aboard, and {et forth.
e Whoſe Maſter and Mariners intended ſuch a Voyage. f A Countrey in Syria, fituate nigh the Sea (and bordering upon Paleſtine) whole chief City was Tyre,
3 Now when we had dilcovered g Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and ſiiled unto Syria, and landed at "Tyre: For there the ſhip was to þ unlade her burden.
s Another Iſland in the Mediterranean. þ For Goods and Mer- chandize which ſhe had taken in at Epheſus.
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7 To ſhew their greater reſpe& unto him, being loch «, .... with him-ſo long as it was poſlible for them to enjoy him. «;, £* they did not deſpiſe his temptation thar was in the fleſh, Gy! . . Bur it 1s truly ſtrange what follows, That he was recoiveg 1. 11.8 as an ingel of God, even as Chrift Jeſus. m This the Jew 71, traordinary occaſtons were wont to do, whilſt the Temple -— (il were ſtanding, wiz. make every place a place of Prayer in {.),, caſe, Chap. 20. 36. I
6 And when we had taken » our leave one of another we took ſhip; and thev returned home again. |
u As Chap. 20. 1. embracing one another at their parting,
7 And when we had » finifhed 07 courſe from Tim we came p to Ptolemais; and laluted the brethren, an; abode with them one day.
o So fir forth as to p Ptolemais, a City in Phanicin, fo called fron one of rhe Prolemies King of Egypt ; and is thought to be the fy-- with Acczo, mentioned wages 1. 3i. which ancient mane i; yo retained in the Syriac Tranſlation. |
S And the next d4uy we that were of © Pans comin ©( departed, and came unto q Cxfarea ; and we entredjing che nouſe of Philip the » Evangeliſt, * which wa : of the ſeven and abode wich him.
9 That which was called Ceſarea Stratonis, to diſtinguilh it from Ceſarea Philipp:, at the foot of Mount Libanus, as allo from inge * ther City,of that name in Cappadocia ; they having been allſocilled in honour of Ceſar, to flatter and perpetuate that Family, The Ceſarea here ſpoken of, was in Paleſtine, and is mentioned Chg), 10. 1, and 18, 22. » Whoſe office and charge it was to publil the Goſpel, which Timo:hy is exhorted to do, 2 Tim, 4. 5. Thi Office 1s placed between that of an Apoſtle and of a ?aftor and Teacher, Eph. 4. 11. and was not ſo confined to a certain placeer people as the Jatter of theſe were. 5 Of the ſeven Deacons; of which, ſee Chap. 6. 5. Which Office of a Deacon, Philip having veell diſcharged, did purchaſe to himſelf this good Degree, i r Tim. 3.13. |
ov And the ſame man had four daughters, 7 virgins which did « prophefie.
# By their Fathers, and their own voluntary determination, 3 r Cor. 7. 37. neither is it ſaid whether they continued in thi: ſtate ; but they were ſo; Propheſied ; u not by expounding tie Prophecies or Word of God, for 1 Cor. 14 34 + 7:m.2 12. 89 woman is ſuffered to Teach publickly, but rather forete!ling thing to come, which Gift God did not debar that Sex from ; eſpecially it having been promiſed, F7ocl 2. 28. and in part fulfilled before, Chap. 2. 17. By which, God would ſhew the enlargement 01 Mercies, and plenty of his Spirit, reſerved for tt.2 times 0: ts Goſpel.
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