|; * to lignific the accompliſiment of the days of purjfica- . ,., 1k.
being art all neceffary, they were not impo'ed upon any that re: ceived the Faith of Chriſt from amongſt the G:nz:/es, or other Na tions ; only ſuffered for a while unto the Jews rhat turned to Chriſt :or the hardneſs of their hearts, and invero:ite zeal for them. Z Of theſe things, ſee Chap. 15. 2.
26 Then 6b Faul took the men, and tne next day pu-
rifying himſelt with them, * entred into the tempie,
t10n, until that & an offering {ſhould be oitcred for every ,g- ©
one of them. * Num, 6. h Paul agrees to their advice, and follows it; and having ſer 13.
ſuch a time for his Vow as might end -with the other four mens,
he, with the four mentioned, i Gignifie to the Frieſt (that was
concerned to know it, becauſe of the Sacrifices that were to be
offered for them) that the time of their ſeparation was fuihiiied.
which is kere called the days of Purification, tor the reaion intimi-
ted, verſe 24, k Intending ro abide in the Tempſic unril all thote
Rites were performed which were required of them.
pt rs |, T F 4 ba wn 5 r PIR P vhoſc 4 \nouſands of Jews there are which believe, and they are 27 And when / the ſeven days were almoit end2d. the *24t oe + 5 », . 4 . = at - 7 Fi . - ks " Ul *;zealous of the law: Jews which were of 2 Aſia, when they faw him in the 6, Ju , Act ; . vn + py , F Th x . RR. K 7 Acknowledging all in that great work of the converſion of cemple, ſtirred up all the people, ard x laid hands on
wn? Gentiles, to have been from God; and that Paul that had plant- ed, and Apollos that had watered, were nothing, 1 Cor. 3. 6, 7. ! En of Theuſand:, as the word doth uſually ſignifie ; a definite, loran indefinite numt er, ſignifying very many : And conſidering Uo! what ſmall beginnings, and by what deſpicable means, and :ithin the ſpace of abour five and twenty years that this grain of Muſtard ſeed had ſpread it ſelf; and add to this, that they were ev, that obſtinate and prejudiced generation who are here ſpoken , and they were then fo many, ſo wonderfully many, who be- lered. + Of Ceremonies, and concerning forbidden Meats, &c. For the Decree of the Apoſtles, Chap 15. 23. concerning theſe things, did only reſpect ſuch as were converted from Paganiſm. to We Fath of Chriſt. And the Fews that were converted before the Ulperfion by Adrian (the Reman Emperor) many years after this Une. did nor throughly underſtand their freedom trom that:Law, "KM vereunder the burden of it, as appears by ſeveral Eccleſiaſtt- 1 Iters.
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a2 w Moſes. ſaying, that they ought not to Cir-
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1 Either, 7. after his coming to Feraſalem, or rither 2, 05 Vow ; for *tis thought that his Vow or Separition was bur fo! Seven days : Or, J- The Seven days of that Feat of n which he came unto. m Who were impiacably ſet againilt tim whereſoever he went, as Chap. 14. ig. and 17. 5. "Iihele Jews dwelt at Epheſus, and elſewhere, but were come to Feaſt at Jeruſalem, n By violeuce, and aguinſt Law. i.
28 Crying out, o Men of Thaci, heip: This 15 tne man that teacheth all men every where 7 lt people, and the law, and ts piace : and p27 brought Greeks allo 9 intothe temple, and hatch polluted 2rougnt Greeks ajtio 4 INTOLNC LEmp.oc, ard n {VISITS this holv place, |
o Minding them by this Compellation, of their being a peculiar people unto God, and that none might be admitted with them in his worſhip. p A Charge is laid againſt St, Paul conviſting ot divers Articles, but allfalſe z for he was a moiſt zea;ous Jover of that people, and taught them nothing bur the true ule and meaning of the Law : Butthus they had done to our Saviour, Marrh. 26. 61.
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3 The Jews of 4//a, who could not but know Trophimus ; and he following of Paul in this Journey, either ignorantly, or mali- ciouily they accuſe the Apoltle for raking him into the Temple with him ; which was only their ſurmule, and the iſſue of their enraged Jealoutte.
3» + And * all the city was moved, and the p2ople ran together : and they took Paul, and drew him : out of tne temple : And forthwith the doors were ſhur. -
5 There was a general concourſe from all parts, Tantzm Religio potrratr, no {uch heats asſuch are which are moved atout Religion ; whilft the Wiſdom that is from above, is firſt pure, then Peace- able, James 3. 17. #f Leſt by their uprovr they ſhould, occation any of rhe Gentiles to come in there to quell them; or intending to kill Paul, they drew him thence, that he might not pollute that holy place with his Blood : Thus they ſtrain at a Gnar, being unwilling to pollute the 'Iemple ; bur they would 1wallow a Ca. me], not ſticking ro ſhed the blood of tue Innocent. « Either by the Keeper of the doors, or by the Soldiers of the Temple.
21 and as chey wen: about oo kill nim, tidings came
7 , unto the 2v chief captain of the band, that all Jeruſalem Was 111 2N Uproar.