Acts 24

Acts 24:1

DEscended,] to Cesaren.

Acts 24:5

Nazarenes,] the name which the Iewes in those dayes gave the Christians, as incontempt they had likewise named Iesus a Nazarite from the Citie of Nazareth: And afterwards was specially attributed by the ancient Church to judaizing Christians.

Acts 24:6

Have judged,] namely to know the qualitie of his crime: which was by the Romans granted to the Iewes, but not to proceed to publike, sentence and much lesse to execution.

Acts 24:8

His accusers,] Namely Pauls.

Acts 24:10

Of many yeares,] wherefore by experience thou knowest their manner of proceeding, and why not easily hee deceaved nor forestalled by their false allegations.

Acts 24:11

There are yet,] and therefore there is no likely-hood that in so short a time, I could raise so many 〈◊〉 and innovations in Ierusalem, as they doe impute unto me.

Acts 24:15

That there shall,] this Article is specified not only to wound the Iewes connivend in allowing of the Sadduces, and persecuting of Paul. See upon Acts 23:6. but also to shew that his ayme in all his life time, was but to attaine unto the blessed Resurrection, Philippians 3:11. and therefore aimed to lead his life in all righteousnesse and innocencie.

Acts 24:23

Let him have libertie,] to bee kept out of straight prison or hard bonds and only we are a 〈◊〉 chaine about his wrist, according to the Roman castome in their free’st kind of prisons.

Acts 24:25

Of righteousnesse,] peradventure hee made choice of these heads belonging to the ordinary course of life, and of which Felix his understanding was capable; as well to not prophane the highest mysteries: as to wound Felix his Conscience, by laying the judgement to come, before him, this was publikely stained with vices contrary to these vertues.