7 hey h:d heard iYitke reſt of St. Paul's Diſcourſe without either thinking it did not much concern them
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ir, Thevch they themieives refuſed the Offers of God's A *ercy, yet they could not c::dure that it ſhould Le tendred un- 1 others ; eſpecially that others ſhould be preferied betore them in the trendring of 1t, w That is, kill him ; encovraging one another to fo bubarovs a Muither, or exciting their Rulers unto
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- They that fored the Blaſphemer, caſt off their upper gar- ments, that they might be the -eadicr to do that Execution, and carry the heavier ones; as Chap. 7. 58. They might alſo caſt, or rend them off, in ſign of grief and deteſtation of Parl's (ſuppoſed) Bleſphiimy. x Out of raging madneſs, having n9 flunes at pretent iN That p-2ce tO TLYOW at him ; or ſtamping ON the eround firft with their feet, and taking thence the looined Exth, threw jt up, to ſhew that Paul had tinned againſt Heaven, and provoked the God who dwells there: And that he was not worthy to tread on the Earth ; whichas well as they could, they
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3 Of whom, Chop. 21. 31. » Or Fort called Antonia ; as Chap. 21. 54. & Or, torturing (being pur to the Queſtion ; as the French exprefiion is agieeuble to the Greek word here uted ;) which went no {urther than by ſcourging; which was for this purpoſe vicd upon the blefied body of our Saviour, Mat. 27 26. b T he chiet Captain took it for granted that he was fome no- torious MalcfaQor whom all cried owutagainſt injuriouſly, accoun- ting Fox Popriti to be Fes Dez : And becauſe in that confuſion he couid not know the certainty from his Accuſers, he would wreſt a confeſlion cut of St. Paul, whom they accuſed.
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25 And as thev c bound him with thongs, Paul ſid unto the centurion that flood by, Is it lawfal tor Gu io ſcourge a man that i5 d a Roman, and uncon- dewred ?
- They who were to be ſcourged, w=re bound to a Poſt or Column (amongſt the ews) of a Cubir and an half high, incli-
ning downwards upon it : And theſe Thongs were ſuch where- |
4 with they bound Part to this Column or Pillar; and with tuch ail they intended to {courge him &@ That is, it is not lawful to icourvee a Roman ; much lets uncondemned : See on, Chap. 19, 27, This latter, the Lav's ot no Nation that was civilized did Ever aliow.
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26 When the e centurion heard thr, he went and told the chief captain, ſaying, Take heed what thou doeft; for this man is a Roman.
e There were ſeveral Centurions under one chief Captain or Chiliarch ; as there are ſeveral Captains under one Colonel : and this Centurion might be depured to examine Paul, The Reaſon why they preſently defiſted from binding Paul, and in- formed the Commander in chief of what he had alledged , might be, becauſe as it was very penal to challenge this privi- lege falily, fo ir was Treaſon for any to deny it to fuch to whom it was due.
27 Tien the chief captain came, and faid unto him, —yo - d \ el Tell ne, art thou a Roman * He faid f, Yea.
© Jr is very reaſonable that a good man ſhould make uſe of fech lawful privileges as the place in which he lives doth afford, and his coniition may be allowed Ad 1t1Spart of thatW i{\dom nr Saviour does recommend, if it Goes not deſtroy the Inno- " the Dove, Maz:n. 10. 16, ( . "» - o > / jj captain aniwered, With a great freedom. And Paul ſaid, But ]
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; hþ Though Panl was born ct Hebrew Parents, yer he was born at Tarſus, to the Na- tives of which Town Auguſtus had given this privilege, for the aſtiftance that the Citizens afforded him in his Wars with Brutus and Caffns; or as lome will have ir, for favouring of Jriiu; Ceſar, this privilege was granted unto that place by him : And they en the other fide, ro continue the ſenſe of his favour, cauicd their Town to be called Juliopolis, or the Ciry of © MU,
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29 Then firaghtway 2 Uty Cepantcd {cn which thou!d have [| examined kim: ang he captain alfo was afraid, after he knew that he w +. . man. and becauſe he had bound him.
; Whohad bound him, and would have ſcour ced bi Crime of breaking the Privileges of the Reman Cirt:-
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cf it. they were filewt, But when the mercy of Cod un- | gainſt the Majeſty of that People; as afterwards jr was as $;- - : . | an Offence againſt their Emperors. |
3 On the morrow, becauſe he wonld have þ
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Paul down, and ſet him before chem. Q / That he might not continue ; after knowledge, ;, F” (accounted} Crime of binding a Roman Citizen, S alſo Ya Paul might ſpeak with the greater liberty and freedom ; 1. own defence. m The chict of the four and twenty c@,.7. mongſt the Prieſts, according to their Families, or ſuc!) Rs; and dignity did excel in the Sanhearing FEY
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Paul cefending himſelf, is ſmitten by the Bigh Priefl's temmsy I, 2, fer which he ſharply reproveth him, 3— 5, Paul ſc... part Sadduces, the other Phariſers, projeſſeth himſelf a p17. call'd in queſtion for the h pe of the Reſurrefion, 6 ga Dir... ariſeth terween thro, and Faul cleared; 7—-—10. be i; comfy by the Lord, and promijed to teflifie of him at Rome, 11, "bins men of the Jews vow and reſelve to kill him ; Paul bath rw. ;: ir by his Siſter's ſon, and maketh it known to the chief Captars 12— — 22, who ſcndeth him by night conduted by [vl1;;y; yy. Felixy 23, 24. The Captain's Latter 0 Felix, 25-—.,, which when he had read, commandeth him to be kept jn Hcrod: Judagment-hall, 31——— 25,
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"Y Nd Paul carneftly bcholding the counſel, [3:0 Men a and brethren *. | have lived jn all j*( good conſcience before God c, until this day.