A26981:824
A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainness and…A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and…
A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainness and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for B. Simmons, 1685
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
24, 25. N. They had two sorts of Tribute, but that here meant its likest was Pole-money, imposed by Augustus first: And by [children] is not meant free Subjects; for such did pay: but their own families. And then its hard to know, what Christs answer meant, unless it were as many say, Then this Tribute belongs of right to the house of David, and I being of it am free. Or else, [If Kings own Families be not taxed, I that am the Son of the universal King, from whom is all power, and whose Subjects they are, am rightfully freer than their Children] This seemeth to me to be the s•nce. But he questioneth not but Tribute is due to Kings and other Powers.
27. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, Go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up, and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money; take that and give to them for me and thee.
27. But we must deny our own right to avoid offence: Go therefore and cast a hook and I will bring a fish to thy hand with half a Crown (a Stater) in his mouth; which is the Poll-money for t•o persons: Pay them that for thee and me.