The Apostolical History, Chapter 6 · Section 19
v. 14. Aſſos Urbs Troadis. Mitylene, Lesbi inſulae urbs praecipua.v 15. Chios inſula inter Lesbum & Samum. Samus, inſulae Joniae. Trogyllium eſt Joniae promontorium non longe à Samo. Miletus, Joniae urbs.21. Graecorum nomine Scriptores Novi Teſtamenti intelligunt quaſvis Ethnicorum nationes, quomodo Onkelos, & Syrus interpres, omnes Gentiles vocant Aramaeos aut Syras.v. 30. Ex vobis ipſis exſurgent viri loquentes perverſa] h. e. Nicolaitae, Apoc 2.6. docentes ea quae à recto deflectunt. Nam docebant, Matrimonium inſtitutum eſſe mere humanum, & tale quod conſcientias non obligaret, Immolatitiis ſine diſtinctione licere veſci. Vide Irenaeum. 1.27.Ideò docent carni placentia, ut eos quos Eccleſiae diſciplina offendit, ab Eccleſia abductos ſibi faciant ſectatores. Grot.v. 33. Praeclarior de ſe praedicatio quam illa Samuelis, 1 Sam. 12.5. Samuel teſtificabatur nihil ſe judicandi cauſa accepiſſe. Paulus nec laboris in docendo aſſidu… repenſationem ullam accipere voluerat. Gracchus apud Gellium Provinciâ diſceſſurus, Ita verſatus ſum in Provinciû ut nemo poſſet verè dicere, aſſem, aut eo plus in muneribus me accepiſſe. Pricaeus.v. 35. foreign] Deſcriptio comparativi per particulam foreign Hoc eſt inter illa quae Paulus didicerat non ex ſc…ipto ſed relatu eorum, qui Dominum noverant.SECT. XIX.
FRom Miletus they came to Coos, and the day following to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara, a Port Town, and the chief City of Lycia, and from thence in a ſhip bound for Phoenicia, paſſing by Cyprus, they came to Tyre, where finding ſome Diſciples, they tarried with them ſeven days. Here Paul was warned by ſome of the Chriſtians in this place, (who had the Spirit of Prophecy), of the great dangers and perils that attended him, if he went up to Jeruſalem. Wherefore through humane affection, and zeal for his temporal preſervation, (ſee a like example in Peter, Mat. 16.22.), they diſſwaded him from going thither. But their counſel nothing prevailing with him, and they ſeeing he was reſolv'd to go on, they all of them, with their Wives and Children(a)Non tantum ipſi deducunt Paulum, ſed & ipſos liberos tempeſtivè adſuefaciunt honorandis Evangelii miniſtris. Probè hinc diſcamus liberis noſtris ingenerare aeſtimium Evangelii & S. miniſterii, ne contemptores ejus evadant., (to teſtifie their great reſpect and affection to him), accompany him out of the City; and he at his departure from them, kneeled down on the ſhore and prayed with them, Then taking ſhip from Tyre, they came to Ptolemais, (a Sea Town of Palestine in the Tribe of Aſer, formerly called Acco, Judg 1.31. but now thus named from a King in Egypt), where having ſaluted the Brethren, the next day they came to Ceſarea-Stratonis, (on foot as 'tis probable), where they ſtayed many days with Philip the Evangeliſt (b)That is, one of them who were ſent forth here and there by the Apoſtles to preach the Goſpel, and to confirm the Churches, Eph. 4.11. 2 Tim. 4.5. Munus Evangeliſtae inter Apoſtolos & Paſtores erat medium. Evangelium praedicabant nulli certae Eccleſiae affixi., who was one of the Seven Deacons, [Act. 6.5.], and had four Virgin Daughters who had the gift of foretelling(c)Hoc donum non tantum viris ſed & foeminis dabatur, ut patet in exemplis Deborae & Huldae, Jud. 5.2 Reg. 22.14. Et Mariae matris Domini, Luc. 1.46. Et Annae, Luc. 2.36. Adeóque & his filiabus potuit eſſe datum. things to come. During their ſtay here, a certain Prophet call'd Agabus, (the ſame probably who, chap. 11.27, 28. foretold the famine that happened in the time of Claudius), came hither from Judea; and after the manner of the old Prophets, (who often propheſied by Symbols(d)See Iſa. 20.2, 3. Jer. 13.1. & 27.2. Ezek. 12.5. Imitati hoc & falſi Prophetae. Ut apparet, Jer. 38. Mos Dei eſt, non tantum per verba audibilia ſed etiam per ſigna viſibilia homines docere ſuam voluntatem, quia homo habet duos diſciplinares ſenſus, & quia quod non tantum auditur ſed etiam videtur efficacius movet. Sic etiam doctrinam foederis per Sacramenta quaſi viſibilem facit, ut Chriſtus quaſi ante oculos nobis crucifigatur, Gal. 3.1., and ſignificant expreſſions, that they might the better imprint their predictions on the hearts of men), took Pauls girdle; and bound his own hands and feet with it, declaring, that after that manner the Jews would bind Paul at Jeruſalem, and deliver him to the Gentiles; viz. firſt to the Roman Governour of Judea, and afterwards to Nero the Roman Emperor. Hereupon both Pauls Companions, and the Chriſtians of that place; out of their great affection to him, importun'd him with tears not to go to Jeruſalem. But the Apoſtle reſolving, come life or come death, to be obedient to the Call of Gods Spirit, would not be diverted from his intended journey. When they perceived his reſolution to be fixed, they deſiſted from importuning him any further, and ſubmitted to the will of God. Then lading Mules with the goods they had with them, they began their journey from Ca ſarea towards Jeruſalem. And ſome of the Diſciples alſo of Caeſarea accompanied them, who brought them to one Mnaſon of Cyprus an old Diſciple, (who had long ago received the Faith and now lived as it ſeems at Jeruſalem), with whom they ſhould lodg.
Act. 21. v. 1. And it came to paſs that after we were gotten from them, and had lanched, we came with a ſtraight courſe unto Choos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara.
v. 2. And finding a ſhip ſailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and ſet forth.
v. 3. Now when we had diſcovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and ſailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ſhip was to unlade her burden.
v. 4. And finding diſciples, we tarried there ſeven days: who ſaid to Paul through the Spirit, that he ſhould not go up to Jeruſalem.
v. 5. And when we had accompliſhed thoſe days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives, and children, till we were out of the City: and we kneeled down on the ſhore, and prayed.
v. 6. And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ſhip, and they returned home again.
v. 7. And when we had finiſhed our courſe from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and ſaluted the Brethren, and abode with them one day.
v. 8. And the next day, we that were of Pauls company departed, and came unto Ceſarea, and we went into the houſe of Philip the Evangeliſt, (which was one of the Seven), and abode with him.
v. 9. And the ſame man had four daughters, virgins, which did propheſie.
v. 10. And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judea, a certain Prophet named Agabus.
v. 11. And when he was come unto us, he took Pauls girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and ſaid, Thus ſaith the holy Ghoſt, So ſhall the Jews at Jeruſalem bind the man that oweth this girdle, and ſhall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
v. 12. And when we heard theſe things, both we and they of that place beſought him not to go up to Jeruſalem.
v. 13. Then Paul anſwered, What mean ye to weep, and to break mine heart? for I am ready, not to be bound only, but alſo to dye at Jeruſalem for the Name of the Lord Jeſus.
v. 14. And when he would not be perſwaded, we ceaſed, ſaying, The will of the Lord be done.
v. 15. And after thoſe days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jeruſalem.
v. 16. There went up with us alſo certain of the diſciples of Ceſarea, and brought with them one Mnaſon of Cyprus, an old diſciple, with whom we ſhould lodg.