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44 And when the Sabaoth came. The great assembly of people doth prove that Paul and Barnabas loitered not between the Sabbaths, & that they did not take pains with the Gentiles in vain. For the studies and desires of the people had been so prepared, that they all desired to know the whole matter more surely: which they did hope would be, if it should be discussed among the Jews. For we may guess that though they were allured with some sweet taste, yet were they not as yet throughly persuaded to receive the doctrine of the Gospel without doubting, but that they came into the Synagogue in a quandary between hope and desire.

44 And when the Sabaoth came. The great assemblie of people doth proue that Paul and Barnabas loytered not betweene the Sabaoths, & that they did not take paines with the Gentiles in vaine. For the studies and desires of the people had beeene so prepared, that they all desired to know the whole matter more surely: which they did hope would be, if it shoulde be discussed among the Iewes. For we may guesse that though they were allured with some sweete taste, yet were they not as yet throughly perswaded to receiue the doctrine of the Gospell without doubting, but that they came into the Synagogue in a quandarie betweene hope and desire.

45 They were filled. It is no new matter, for the rage of the wicked to be inflamed when the light of the Gospel is set somewhat nearer: especially when they see the increase of sound doctrine, they break out with greater violence to resist. And it is to be doubted whether Luke do mean by the word zeal, that they were moved with a certain wicked indignation, to set themselves against Paul and Barnabas: as ambition is the mother as well of envy as of all contention: or he take zeal for indignation conceived thereupon: because they did lament that the Gentiles were made equal with the people of God. For they counted this a very unmeet thing, that the holy treasure of doctrine, which was the proper inheritance of the children, should lie as it were at all mens feet.

45 They were filled. It is no new matter, for the rage of the wicked to be inflamed when the light of the Gospel is set somewhat neerer: especially when they see the encrease of sound doctrine, they break out with greater violence to resist. And it is to be doubted whether Luke do mean by the word zeale, that they were moued with a certaine wicked indignation, to set themselues against Paul and Barnabas: as ambition is the mother as well of enuy as of all contention: or he take zeale for indignation conceiued thereupon: because they did lament that the Gentiles were made equall with the people of God. For they counted this a very vnmeete thing, that the holy treasure of doctrine, which was the proper inheritance of the children, should lie as it were at all mens feete.