Acts 18

Acts 18:2

IEw,] who was already converted to the Christian aith, whereof notwithstanding wee finde no mention made elsewhere, In Pontus,] a province of Asia Claudius,] the Roman Emperor.

Acts 18:3

Tent makers,] which in those dayes were made of leather.

Acts 18:5

Was pressed,] had an extraordinary and vehement motion of Gods spirit, those holy men having many severall times, and degrees, of divne inspirations and raptures.

Acts 18:6

Your bloud,] let the cause of your perdition be imputed to you alone, See Ezekiel 18:13.

Acts 18:7

Thence,] Namely out of the Synagogue, And entred,] to preach the Gospell and keepe the assemblies of beleevers: without removing his habitation from Aquila his house, according to Christs Commandement, Matth. 10. 11 Worshipped,] was a Proselyte and a devo man.

Acts 18:13

To the Law,] Namely of Moses, which is the Law of our Nation, according to which Law the Romans permit us to live, and governe our selves and to judge those that are of our Nation

Acts 18:15

And names,] he seemes to have a relation to that the Romans beleeved that the Iewes worshipped a meere name. Because that having no corporall figures of the Deitie, they held the great essentiall Name of God in great reverence, which therefore they also kept secret, and did forbeare to utter. As if Gllio should say, you〈◊〉 worship one name, and the Christians another, a conceipt and words of an ignorant and prophane man.

Acts 18:17

The Greekes,] Namely the Gentiles, and it is likely that to favour those of their owne Nation who had hahoued and protected Paul against the Iewes, they undertooke to bee revenged upon them with deeds, assuring themselves and building upon the Proconsulls connivncie.

Acts 18:18

Having shorne,] Some understand this of Aquila, and other some of Paulneither is it very likely that it should have a relation to the Nazaritish vow, Numb. 6. 18. But by the Iewish History it appeares, that it was an Ecclesiasticall custome or tradition, by which one in case of any great sicknesse or danger, did make a vow in some part like unto the Nazarites vow to abstaine from Wine, for a certaine time and did shave his head, as a preparation to accomplish the principall part of the vow which consisted in sacrifices and offerings. See Acts 21 24. which neverthelesse we doe not read that Paul offered as hee who had no other ayme in all this businesse, but onely to accommodate himselfe in charity and wisdome to the Iewes weakenesse, and not to yeeld God any religious service therein Cenchrea,] A〈…〉, or Sea asenall belonging to Corinth.

Acts 18:21

By all meanes,] not for any necessitie of observing the ceremoniall Law, from which Paul knew the Church was delivered, but for zeale of preaching Christ to his Nation, in a more frequent assemblie. Or for to obey some expresse revelation, Acts 19:21. Or to fulfill the foresaid vow in Ierusalem in the time of the Feast, to gaine the hearts of the Iewes which were exasperated against him.

Acts 18:24

Borne at Alexandria,] in Aegypt Mightie,] well instructed and grounded in them, and endowed with a singular power of Gods Spirit, to propud, and perswade them.

Acts 18:25

Instructed,] had learned the comming of Christ into the world, and His doctrine, wh〈◊〉 the Baptist had taught obscurely and imperfectly of it. But had not participated of the cleare and large Declaration which Christ and His Apostles had made of it.

Acts 18:27

Through grace,] this may have a relation to Apollos who by his authenticall ministery called grace, Rom. 1. 5. and 15, 15. 1 Corinthians 3:10. Or by the grace and blessing of God, did much advance the Christian faith; Or to the beleevers who had beleeved thorow Gods gift, Ephes. 2. 8.