Feruſalem they returned to Antioch; from Antiveh he and Parnabas went to Seleucia, then to Cyprus, and to ſome Citiesof Pamphilia and To to another Antioch in Pifidia : From thence to lyramia, and then returned to »tioch, from thence they had been recom: mended by the Church. From Antioch they were ſentto Jeruſas lem about the queſtion of the Circumciſion, and returned to rioch with the Apoſtles Decree. From thence he went through Syria and Cilicis viſiting the Churches. Then he went through Phrygia, Galatia and Myjia, then to Troas, where by a Viſion he was called unto Macedonia, and fo came into the partsof Euripe : Firſt ro Phillippi in Macedonia, then to Theſſaloxica ; from thence to Athens, and then to Corinth ; from thence to Eplcſu: and 20 ing to Viſit the Churches of Galatis and Phrygia, returned to Epheſus : From Epheſus he went again to Macedonia, fromthence to Trogs and Miletws; and thence by Tyrw and Csſaris, and = Cities, he came ro Fernſalem, where he was taken agd putin bonds. Thus you have an account of the Apoſtles Travels which he abridgeth here, when he ſays, That it was from Jeruſalem rand \about unto Nyricum. x 7. e. 7 have filled all theſe Countries with th Goſpel of Chriſt, The word ſignifierh to fulfill, vid. Cd. 4. 8, This hecalleth the finiſhing his Miniftry, 48s 20. 24.
20 Yea, fo have || I ſtrived to preach the Goſpe, not where Chriſt was named, left I ſhould build upon another mans foundation.
21 But, asit is written, To whom he was not ſpo ken of, they ſhall ſee : and they that have not head, ſhall underſtand j.
3 He gives a reaſon why he choſe to preach the Goſpel inthel places, becauſe Chriſt had not been named or Preached herebs fore; this he ſaith was his Ambition, and a thing that hegreib Iy covered ; he was unwilling to build upon another mans Fow- dation, to put his ſickle into anothers harveſt, to derive the Glory to himſelf, which would be due to others, 2 Cor. 10. 15. 16. Again, another reaſon why he Preached the Goſpel where Clrilt had not been named, was this, that ſo by him, a5an Apolile 0 Chriſt, and in his Miniſtry, that Scripture might be fulfilled, which you have in 1/a. 52. 15, To whom he was nit ſt, they fhall ſee, &c. See the Notes there.
22 For which cauſe alſo * I have been || much b
dred from coming to you &. z Hitherto he hath excuſed his manner of Writing, n0w |
makes an Apology for his not coming unto them. They at 8 might be ready to ſay, if he hath travelled into ſo _ Countrys, Why could he not all this while giveus a vu? ® this he anſwers, it was not from any want of reſpett or $90 will to them, but for another cauſe which he had a1ready f d” ed, and that was, the Preaching of Chriſt where he » , been named ; for this cauſe, he ſays, he had been much hindr:
he looked upon that to be the more neceſſary work; the py of Churches is more than the watering of them. He to!dt
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| Having given thereaſon why he came not to them hirherto, - th: following words be aſſures them, he would do it hereatrer- A 4 here he fairh, He wasthe more efxclined fo to do. Firſt, Be- —_ he had no tmoreplace ih thoſeparts. 7.e. As before in thoſe poet where Chrift had not been named, or his Goſpel Preach't, he had no new Churches there to found , and he had or- 4:incd Elders in every Ciry to build upon his Foundation. The The word rendred parrs. ſignifies Climates. 7. e, Places which 1y on divers Elevations ofthe Pole. And then Secondly, Becauſe he 12d long longed fo to do, he had deſired it for many years. chap.
1, 10, T1. 1; | : ; :4 Whenſoever I take thy Journey into Spain, I
will come to you : For I truittro ſee you in my journey 6, | and ro be brought on my way thitherward by you c, "fr 1 be ſomewhar filled + with your company d.
; Here he ſers down the time when he would viſit them. 5. e. When h2 took his Journey into Spaiy. He faith, he truſted he
miſe, See ver. 28. c i.e, By ſomeof you'; this he did promiſe tinſclf from them, and indeed it was uſually done by the Chur-
ches he viſited. wit AF. 17.15. not that he affe&ed any train!
ar pomp, but it was done for his guidance and ſafety, as he tra- yell:d through naknown and dangerous ways. 4 This he adds, kf they ſhould think he meant to make no ſtay with them, he ves them to underſtand thar he did not intend to leave them, till
they were mutually filled and ſatisfied with one anothers company : 20d ſociety.
25 But now * 1 go nfo Jeruſalem to miniſter unto the Saints e.